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.

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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

The more pressing stock catalyst will be coming cancer data, as Goldman Sachs analyst Salveen Richter pointed out last week.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

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

"Their crowd profile was off the Richter scale, and it was very apparent to me that we need to have something in place."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Research by Lutz Kilian, Michael Plante and Alexander Richter at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas finds that even an increasing probability of supply disruption can push oil prices higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He clears his throat and begins: “A weather event that measured 6.5 on the Richter scale would be a/an: A. Tornado B. Hurricane C. Earthquake D. Tsunami.”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper