Reuter

English

Etymology

From German Reuter

Proper noun

Reuter (plural Reuters)

  1. A surname​. of German origin

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German

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Etymology 1

From Dutch ruiter (“robber; soldier; cavalryman”), from Middle Dutch ruter (“robber, looter”), from Old French routier, from rote, route, whence also German Rotte. The development from “robber” to “cavalryman” by association with Dutch rijder, ridder, German Reiter, Ritter. Later on, the word was considered a mere phonetic variant of Reiter and was accordingly discouraged by the German grammarians of the 18th century.

Noun

Reuter m (genitive Reuters, plural Reuter)

  1. (archaic) cavalryman
Declension
Declension of Reuter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reuter die Reuter
genitive eines des Reuters der Reuter
dative einem dem Reuter den Reutern
accusative einen den Reuter die Reuter
Synonyms

Etymology 2

In some cases probably from etymology 1, but in others from place names in -reut, -reuth, related with roden.

Proper noun

Reuter m or f (genitive Reuters)

  1. A surname​.
Descendants
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