RT

¹ American  

[ahr-tee] / ˈɑrˈti /

Or rt

noun

plural

RTs, RT's

1. retweet.

   Thanks for all of the likes and RTs.

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verb (used with or without object)

RTd, RT'd, RTed, RTing, RT'ing

1. retweet: I don’t like to RT blindly.

   Please RT this important petition.

   I don’t like to RT blindly.

RT ² American  

abbreviation

1. radiotelegraphy.

2. radiotelephone.

3. radiotelephony.

4. respiratory therapist.

5. respiratory therapy.

6. retweet.

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rt. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. right.

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r.t. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Football.

1. right tackle.

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RT ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. radio telegraphy

2. radio telephony

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rt ² British  

abbreviation

1. right

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Usage

What else does RT mean? RT is short for retweet, which is the act of sharing another user's post on the social media platform Twitter. How is RT pronounced?[ ahr-tee ]What are some other forms of RT?rtWhat are some other words related to RT?

• tweet
• subtweet
• Twitterstorm

Etymology

Origin of RT

First recorded in 2008

Example Sentences

“They’re openly trying to get us, our companies out of Venezuela,” he said in an interview with Russian state TV network RT.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Prosecutors have alleged Halifax-based RT Diagnostics "purported to be a testing laboratory" when in reality tests were "dumped in a room" with customers sent fake negative results for the deadly virus, thereby endangering people's health.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Russia’s state-controlled foreign media outlet RT posted a video apparently taken from the deck of the oil tanker showing the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"Military personnel from the defence ministry, especially the Africa Corps, defend Russia's interests always and everywhere," a Russian soldier in Mali recently told state-run Russian TV channel RT.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

D i s co m f It/d I s co m Fo RT.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner