reiter

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UK/ˈɹʌɪtə/

noun

A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

OriginGerman Reiter →
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Meanings

nounreiter (plural reiters)

plural reiters

  1. historicalA German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Origin

  1. GermanReiter
  2. Englishreiter

From German Reiter.

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Translations

French reître
  • reîtreGerman cavalryman
Italian raitro
  • raitroGerman cavalryman
Polish rajtar
  • rajtarGerman cavalryman

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

retireTerrieretier
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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