rutter
See also: Rutter
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌtə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹədəɹ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -ʌtə(ɹ), (US) -ʌdə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ruter, rutter, variants of ruiter, from Middle French routier (“mercenary soldier”), corresponding to rout + -ier.
Noun
rutter (plural rutters)
- (historical) A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. [from 16th c.]
- c. 1611, John Fletcher, “The Woman's Prize”, Act I, scene iv:
- Such a regiment of rutters / Never defied men braver
- c. 1611, John Fletcher, “The Woman's Prize”, Act I, scene iv:
Etymology 2
From Middle French routier, corresponding to route + -ier.
Noun
rutter (plural rutters)
- (historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide. [from 16th c.]
- 1975, James Clavell, Shōgun, Random House 2009, p. 13:
- But a rutter was only as good as the pilot who write it, the scribe who hand-copied it, the very rare printer who printed it, or the scholar who translated it.
- 1975, James Clavell, Shōgun, Random House 2009, p. 13:
Translations
a pilot book
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Etymology 3
From rut + -er.
Noun
rutter (plural rutters)
- (now chiefly Scotland) A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground. [from 18th c.]
- (Canada, US, now historical) A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh. [from 19th c.]
- (slang) The penis.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 321:
- She moved my rutter so that it was not poking into her. We fell asleep.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 321:
Translations
a tool used in peat cutting
See also
- Rut
Anagrams
- turret
Swedish
Noun
rutter
- indefinite plural of rutt.