English Explanatory Dictionary

bitzer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mongrel dog.
  2. A person of mixed race or ethnicity.
  3. A bicycle assembled from bits and pieces.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

En-au-bitser.ogg

Word forms

bitzer bitzers bitsa bitser bitza

Etymology

Unknown. Originally used of dogs. Perhaps from bits + -er, in reference to the dog's composition from multiple different "bits". The spelling with tz may be influenced from other names of breeds (e.g. spitz, shih tzu, etc.) or in imitation of German names. Compare also German Betze (“bitch, female dog”).

Synonyms

mutt
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