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  RT

  noun

  retweet.
• rt.
  rt.

  abbreviation

  right.
• r.t.
  r.t.

  abbreviation

  right tackle.
• rt
  rt

  abbreviation

  right

RT

¹ American  

[ahr-tee] / ˈɑrˈti /

Or rt

noun

RTs, plural RT's plural

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

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• RT's
  plural
• RTs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of RT

First recorded in 2008

Example Sentences

Dean's mother had reported the allegation twice to the church - the first time in 1993, complaining to the then Bishop of Swansea and Brecon the Rt Rev Dewi Bridges.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

The Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson, expressed his condolences following the pope's death.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

The Bishop of Gloucester, Rt Revd Rachel Treweek said any bishop thinking about becoming the Archbishop of Canterbury needs "their head reading".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

When we asked what this referred to, Rt Rev Henderson told us it was “almost impossible to understand” how a complaint against Canon Hindley had not been progressed to a church tribunal.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

It may be interesting to note that the first Bishop consecrated on American soil was the Rt.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James