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Dobermann

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large breed of guard dog bred in Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dobermann, from the name of Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann, who first developed this breed. Dobermann was born "Tobermann." Tobermann is derived from "Tober" (an Ashkenazic variant of Tauber) plus a suffixal -mann. Tauber is both the name of a river in Germany, and the German word for a pigeon (variant of Taube (“dove, pigeon”), formed [perhaps] to distinguish meaning.) The former is derived from Celtic, the latter from Proto-Germanic. See Dover, dove.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dòberman — large dog originating in Germany
  • Chinese Mandarin: 杜賓犬 /杜宾犬 (Dùbīnquǎn) — large dog originating in Germany
  • Dutch: dobermannpincher — large dog originating in Germany
  • Dutch: dobermann — large dog originating in Germany
  • Esperanto: dobermanno — large dog originating in Germany
  • Finnish: dobermanni — large dog originating in Germany
  • French: doberman — large dog originating in Germany
  • French: dobermann — large dog originating in Germany
  • German: Dobermann — large dog originating in Germany
  • Hebrew: דוברמן — large dog originating in Germany
  • Hebrew: דוברמן פינצ׳ר — large dog originating in Germany
  • Irish: pinséir Dobermann — large dog originating in Germany
  • Italian: dobermann — large dog originating in Germany
  • Japanese: ドーベルマン (dōberuman) — large dog originating in Germany
  • Korean: 도베르만 (dobereuman) — large dog originating in Germany
  • Lithuanian: dobermanas — large dog originating in Germany
  • Macedonian: доберман (doberman) — large dog originating in Germany
  • Persian: دوبرمن — large dog originating in Germany
  • Persian: دوبرمن پینچر — large dog originating in Germany
  • Polish: doberman — large dog originating in Germany
  • Portuguese: doberman — large dog originating in Germany
  • Portuguese: dobermann — large dog originating in Germany
  • Russian: до́берман-пи́нчер (dóberman-pínčer) — large dog originating in Germany
  • Spanish: dóberman — large dog originating in Germany
  • Spanish: dóberman — large dog originating in Germany