Tarrier
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtæɹi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tarrier is a noun meaning A layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries.
Meaning
A layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries.
More Meanings
- comparative form of tarry: more tarry
- Obsolete form of terrier (“kind of dog”).
- (slang, derogatory, UK) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland.
Example Sentences
Wouldnae even offer Jock Stein – your greatest ever manager – a seat on the board 'cause he wasnae a Tarrier.
Booth's and Doran's “tarriers” guarded the entrance to the town and drew first blood from a visiting dog: […]
It was the Irish “tarriers” working on the railroad that provided the context for the folk ballad that began […]
I then had the two best tarriers beneath the canopy; this poor crater is their daughter," and he patted the dog's head affectionately.
Word Forms
- tarriers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include loiterer, layabout, toerag, loafer, lofer, loiter-sack.
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