ROTTWEILER Meaning of ROTTWEILER in English [ 'rɒtvʌɪlə , -wʌɪlə ]■ noun a large powerful dog of a tall black-and-tan breed.Originearly 20th cent.: Ger., from Rottweil , a town in SW Germany. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004