Righter
adj, name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong.
"righter of wrongs"
- 1 comparative form of right: more right comparative, form-of
- 1 A surname.
Etymology
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).
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