Definitions For Rutter

Etymology 1

from {{der + en + dum + ruter}}, rutter, variants of ruiter, from {{der + en + frm + routier + + mercenary soldier}}, corresponding to rout + ier.

Noun

RUTTER (plural RUTTERs) (historical) A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. from 16th c.

Etymology 2

from {{der + en + frm + routier}}, corresponding to route + ier.

Noun

RUTTER (plural RUTTERs) (historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide. from 16th c.

Translations

Dutch: logboek or scheepsjournaal

Etymology 3

from rut + er.

Noun

RUTTER (plural RUTTERs) (now, chiefly, Scotland) A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground. from 18th c. (North America, now, historical) A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh. from 19th c. (slang) The penis.