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See also: Ruiter
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ruiter (plural ruiters, diminutive ruitertjie, feminine ruiterin)
- A rider of an animal, usually a horse; a horseman.
- A knight or armed horseman of different rank; a soldier on a horse.
- (chess) A knight.
- (uncommon) A rider or driver of something other than an animal.
Synonyms
[edit]See also
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koning | dame | toring | loper | ruiter | pion |
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ruiter m (plural ruiters, diminutive ruitertje n)
- A rider, horseman.
- An armed horseman, a cavalry soldier.
- A tab (small flap or strip of material).
- (agriculture) A tripodic or tetrapodic wooden frame consisting of sticks with crossbars, used to dry certain field crops.
- One of various types of sandpiper.
- (obsolete) A highwayman, a robber.
- (obsolete) A vagrant, a vagabond.
Derived terms
[edit]- begrotingsruiter
- blonde ruiter
- bosruiter
- dakruiter
- de Ruiter
- groenpootruiter
- hooiruiter
- karabijnruiter
- klaverruiter
- lansruiter
- paardruiter
- poelruiter
- postruiter
- roerruiter
- ruiteraanval
- ruiterbeeld
- ruiterbende
- ruitergevecht
- ruiterij
- ruiterlicht
- ruiterlijk
- ruiterpad
- ruitersport
- ruiterstandbeeld
- ruiterstoet
- ruiterwissel
- ruiterzegel
- ruiterzweep
- speerruiter
- strandruiter
- terekruiter
- vlasruiter
- wagenruiter
- waterruiter
- zandruiter
- zondagsruiter
- zwarte ruiter
Descendants
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- Rhymes:Dutch/œy̯tər
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- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Agriculture
- nl:Scolopacids
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