Meanings
ruttier1
plural ruttiers
- obsoleteA chart of a course, especially at sea.
These charts probably originated as graphic extensions of simple but accurate descriptions of ports, coasts, and customary routes contained in pilot books (ruttiers).
1988, Doulglas M Johnston, Theory and History of Ocean Boundary-Making, McGill-Queen’s University Press, pages 61-74
ruttier2
plural ruttiers
- obsoleteA mounted warrior, or knight
He and his troop of Angevine ruttiers had fought like tigers by William’s side, at Hastings[.]
1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 21, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 291
ruttier3
Origin
ruttier · noun
- Frenchroutier
- Englishruttier
From French routier, from route (“a road”). See route.
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- Old Frenchroutier
- Middle Dutchruter
- Dutchruiter
- Englishruttier
From Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier.
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ruttier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruttier
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