Reuter

From German Reuter.

Reuter (plural Reuters)

1. A surname from German

• Rueter, ureter

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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.

Reuter m (strong, genitive Reuters, plural Reuter)

1. (archaic) cavalryman

   Synonyms: Kavallerist; (broader) Reiter

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

Reuter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reuters or (with an article) Reuter, feminine genitive Reuter, plural Reuters or Reuter)

1. a surname

• English: Reuter
• → Chinese: → 羅伊特／罗伊特 (Luóyītè) (transliteration)

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “ruiter1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute: “Via de vele buitenlandse huurlingen werd het woord ontleend als Nederduits ruter, Hoogduits Reuter (nu alleen nog bekend als eigennaam), Zweeds ryttare, Noors ryttar, Deens ryttar.”

• “Reuter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Reuter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache