Rutgers

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/ˈrʌtɡərz/

proper noun

An American surname from Dutch.

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Meanings

proper nounRutgers (plural Rutgerses)

plural Rutgerses

  1. An American surname from Dutch.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Rutgers University.
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    Similarly, Rutgers professor Brittney Cooper, who was caught on video in a violent and racist rant against white Americans as the blowback to Critical Race Theory was intensifying in 2021, said that she believes “white people are committed to being villains in the aggregate.”¹⁶ Cooper went on to pointedly outline her preferred approach to dealing with white Americans, which is to “take these motherf****s out.”¹⁷

    2024 April 11, Wade Miller, “Policy Brief: The Great Replacement in Theory and Practice”, in Center for Renewing America, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2024

Origin

Dutch patronymic surname from the given name Rutger, the same as Roger and Rodgarus.

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APA

Rutgers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rutgers

MLA

“Rutgers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rutgers. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rutgers,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rutgers.

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