Definition
A muscular dog breed developed by crossing bulldogs and terriers, originally bred for fighting but now kept as pets.
Etymology
Compound of 'bull' and 'terrier,' naming the dog breeds combined to create it. Developed in 19th-century Britain, the bull terrier was deliberately engineered from bulldogs (used with bulls) and terriers (ratters), resulting in a stocky, powerful fighter.
Kelly Says
Bull terriers were actually nicknamed 'the gladiator of the dog world'—they were created specifically for dogfighting in Victorian England, which shows how breeding history carries dark origins. Modern Bull Terriers are friendly despite their gladiator pedigree.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቡል ተሪየር
bul te-ri-yer
ARالعربية
terrier البول
ter-i-er al-bul
BNবাংলা
বুল টেরিয়ার
bul te-ri-ar
CACatalà
bullterrier
bul-ter-i-er
CSČeština
bullterier
bul-ter-i-er
DADansk
bullterrier
bul-ter-i-er
DEDeutsch
Bullterrier
bull-ter-i-er
ELΕλληνικά
μπουλ τερριέ
mpoul ter-ri-e
ESEspañol
terrier bull
ter-i-er bull
FAفارسی
بول تریر
bol te-ri-r
FISuomi
bullterrieri
bul-ter-i-e-ri
FRFrançais
bull terrier
bul ter-i-e
GUGU
બુલ ટેરીયર
bul te-ri-yar
HAHA
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er
HEעברית
בול טרייר
bol tri-er
HIहिन्दी
बुल टेरियर
bul te-ri-er
HUMagyar
bullterrier
bul-ter-i-er
IDBahasa Indonesia
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er
IGIG
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er
ITItaliano
bull terrier
bul ter-i-e
KKKK
бұлтэрiер
bul-ter-i-er
KMKM
ប៊ូល តេរីយ៉ា
boo-l te-ri-ya
MRMR
बुल टेरियर
bul te-ri-er
MSBahasa Melayu
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er
MYမြန်မာ
ဗူလ် တာရီယာ
bul tar-i-ya
NLNederlands
bullterrier
bul-ter-i-er
NONorsk
bullterrier
bull-ter-i-er
PAPA
ਬੁਲ ਟੇਰੀਅਰ
bul te-ri-ar
PLPolski
bullterrier
bul-ter-i-er
PTPortuguês
bull terrier
bul ter-i-e
RORomână
bull terrier
bul ter-i-e
RUРусский
булли-терьер
bul-li-ter-yer
SVSvenska
bullterrier
bull-ter-i-er
SWKiswahili
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er
TAதமிழ்
பூல் டெரீயர்
pool te-ri-yar
TEతెలుగు
బుల్ టెరియర్
bul te-ri-yar
THไทย
บูลเทอเรียร์
bul-te-o-ri-e
TLTL
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er
TRTürkçe
bullterrier
bul-ter-i-er
UKУкраїнська
буль-тер'єр
bul-ter-yer
URاردو
بُل ٹیرئیر
bul te-ri-er
VITiếng Việt
chó bull terrier
cho bul ter-i-er
YOYO
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er
ZUZU
bull terrier
bul ter-i-er