rytter

Via Middle Low German rūter from Dutch ruiter (“horseman”), from Middle French routier (“brigand”), from route (“road”) +‎ -ier (Latinized as Medieval Latin ruptarius). The Dutch word was also borrowed to German Reuter (“cavalryman”), Swedish ryttare (“rider”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁyd̥ɐ]

rytter c (singular definite rytteren, plural indefinite ryttere)

1. rider, horseman
2. rider (of a bike or a motorbike)

• cykelrytter
• konkursrytter
• principrytter
• rytterske

From Middle Low German ruter.

rytter m (definite singular rytteren, indefinite plural ryttere, definite plural rytterne)

1. a rider (of a horse or bicycle)

• ryttar (Nynorsk)

• “rytter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.