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

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

Newbury Park 3, Thousand Oaks 0: Ben Miller and Chase Renzo combined on the shutout and Carson Richter had a three-run home run to lead the Panthers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"It's very low on the Richter scale of unlawfulness and there may be a public interest," he explained.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Miles Richter was in all of my AP classes.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia