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. (agriculture) a tripodic or tetrapodic wooden frame consisting of sticks with crossbars, used to dry certain field crops
5. one of various types of sandpiper
6. (obsolete) a highwayman, a robber
7. (obsolete) a vagrant, a vagabond

   Synonyms: clochard, landloper, schooier, vagebond, zwerver

• Afrikaans: ruiter
• → German: Reuter