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Richter

American  
[rik-ter, rikh-tuhr, ryeekh-tyir] / ˈrɪk tər, ˈrɪx tər, ˈryix tyɪr /

noun

  1. Burton, 1931–2018, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1976.

  2. Conrad, 1890–1968, U.S. novelist.

  3. Franz Xaver 1709–89, German composer, born in Moravia.

  4. Jean Paul Friedrich Jean Paul, 1763–1825, German author.

  5. Sviatoslav (Teofilovich) 1915–97, Russian pianist.


Richter British  

noun

  1. Burton . born 1931, US physicist: shared the 1976 Nobel prize for physics with Samuel Tring for discovering the subatomic particle known as the J/psi particle

  2. Johann Friedrich (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç), wrote under the name Jean Paul . 1763–1825, German romantic novelist. His works include Hesperus (1795) and Titan (1800–03)

  3. Sviatoslav (svɪtaˈslaf). 1915–97, Ukrainian concert pianist

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Example Sentences

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Whether an EV is right for you depends on many factors, so perhaps the most useful advice of all comes down to this, from Frank Richter, in New Hampshire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For Richter, most Sundays revolve around his family.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“I am such a crabby old man now, but it’s like, there’s parking, you can park when we have to go out,” Richter says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

On the Richter scale of such interactions it will barely register next week.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

If they figured out she wasn’t Latvian, Dr. Richter would report her.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys