name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
rutter
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɹʌtə/
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US: /ˈɹədəɹ/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with (UK) -ʌtə(ɹ)
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rhymes with (US) -ʌdə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: R AH1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A community in French River municipality, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 4
A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 5
A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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noun
Meaning 6
A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, historical
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noun
Meaning 7
The penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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History
Etymology
* As an English surname, from rote (musical instrument), as well as from Old French routier (“robber”) * As a Dutch surname, from Middle Dutch ruter (“freebooter”), itself cognate with the Old French term. Also see Reuter.
From Middle Dutch ruter, rutter, variants of ruiter, from Middle French routier (“mercenary soldier”), corresponding to route + ier; see rout.
From Middle French routier, corresponding to route + -ier.
From rut + -er.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: logboek or scheepsjournaal — a pilot book
- Finnish: reittiopas — a pilot book
- French: routier — a pilot book
- Polish: książka z instrukcjami — a pilot book