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Schrute

US/ʃɹuːt/

Schrute proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Schrute

  1. A surname.
    • During a recent appearance on “The Last Laugh” podcast, the actor, who played Dwight Schrute on the hit NBC comedy, talked about how cringey parts of the series could be.2025 September 12, Lisa Respers France, “Rainn Wilson says ‘The Office’ was ‘based around clueless, insensitive, racist, sexist people’”, in CNN

Origin of Schrute

Compare German dialectal Schrute (“turkey”).

Phrases with Schrute

Questions about Schrute

What does Schrute mean?
Schrute means a surname.
What part of speech is Schrute?
Schrute is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Schrute?
Schrute is pronounced /ʃɹuːt/ (US).

Words near Schrute in the dictionary

  1. Schrums
  2. schrund
  3. schrunds
  4. Schrupp
  5. Schrupps
  6. Schrute
  7. Schryver
  8. Schryvers
  9. schröckingerite
  10. Schröder number
  11. Schröder numbers

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