ruiter

From Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrœi̯.tər/

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ruiter (plural ruiters, diminutive ruitertjie, feminine ruiterin)

1. A rider of an animal, usually a horse; a horseman.
2. A knight or armed horseman of different rank; a soldier on a horse.
3. (chess) A knight.
4. (uncommon) A rider or driver of something other than an animal.

• (chess piece): perd
• (rider or driver of something other than an animal): ryer

From Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrœy̯tər/

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• Hyphenation: rui‧ter
• Rhymes: -œy̯tər

ruiter m (plural ruiters, diminutive ruitertje n)

1. A rider, horseman.
2. An armed horseman, a cavalry soldier.
3. A tab (small flap or strip of material).
4. One of various types of sandpiper.
5. (obsolete) A highwayman, a robber.
6. (obsolete) A vagrant, a vagabond.

   Synonyms: clochard, landloper, schooier, vagebond, zwerver

• Afrikaans: ruiter
• → German: Reuter