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

Newbury Park 7, Agoura 3: Carson Richter contributed two doubles and two RBIs for the Panthers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The latest reveal: Christie’s will offer up a group of Gerhard Richter paintings from the $65 million estate of famed New York dealer Marian Goodman, who died in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Richter, 94, is known for experimenting with ways to refresh traditional painting categories, including portraits, still lifes and abstracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

What I’m suggesting is a kind of Richter scale which the media could use as a shorthand for indicating degrees of risk.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos