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Plural of reindeer

irregular plural

The plural of reindeer is reindeer or reindeers.

Forms of reindeer

Singularreindeer /ˈɹeɪndɪə/
Pluralreindeer /ˈɹeɪndɪə/
reindeers
Countablecountable

Reindeers in a sentence

  • The rein raid is the traditional way of long-distance travel in the winter with reindeers and sledges.2017, Gaute Svensson, Arvid Viken, “Respect in the Girdnu: The Sami Verdde Institution and Tourism in Northern Norway”, in Arvid Viken…. From the entry bidos
  • Every Christmas I get to thinkin' 'bout Santa's reindeers with their red noses.2003, Kiyohiko Azuma, edited by ADV manga, Azumanga Daioh : The Manga, volume 1, page 160. From the entry 'bout
  • When Santa visits his paisans with Dominick he'll be, because the reindeers cannot climb the hills of Italy.1960, Lou Monte, Dominick the Donkey. From the entry paisan

Meaning of reindeer

  1. noun Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
  2. noun Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals.
  3. verb To herd or farm reindeer.

Full definition of reindeer

Plural the same as the singular

Questions about the plural of reindeer

What is the plural of reindeer?
The plural of reindeer is reindeer or reindeers.
Is reindeer countable?
Reindeer is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: reindeer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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