righter
righter noun: someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong. Also the comparative form of right.
Noun
righter (plural righters)
- Someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong.
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Proper noun capitalized: Righter
Righter (plural Righters)
- A surname.
Also used as
righter is also the comparative form of right.
Forms of righter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | righters |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Righters |
Origin of righter
From Middle English *rightere, from Old English rihtere (“a ruler; director”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz, equivalent to right + -er (agent suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gjuchter (“one who makes right; judge”), West Frisian rjochter (“one who makes right; judge”), Dutch rechter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Low German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), Icelandic réttari (“a justiciary”).
From Middle English rightere, rihtere, from Old English rihtra, comparative of riht (“right”), equivalent to right + -er (comparative suffix).
Phrases with righter
Questions about righter
- What does righter mean?
- Righter means someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong.
- What part of speech is righter?
- Righter can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of righter?
- The plural of righter is righters.
Words near righter in the dictionary
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