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reiter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɹʌɪtə/
  • CMU ARPABET: R AY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hans Conrad Julius Reiter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bacteriologist

History

Etymology

From German Reiter.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: reître — German cavalryman
  • Italian: raitro — German cavalryman
  • Polish: rajtar — German cavalryman
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