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ruther

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: R UW1 TH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

rather

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ruther or Rüther.