Teuton

American  

[toot-n, tyoot-n] / ˈtut n, ˈtyut n /

noun

1. a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.

2. a native of Germany or a person of German origin.

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adjective

1. Teutonic.

Teuton British  

/ ˈtjuːtən /

noun

1. a member of an ancient Germanic people from Jutland who migrated to S Gaul in the 2nd century _bc : annihilated by a Roman army in 102 _bc

2. a member of any people speaking a Germanic language, esp a German

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adjective

1. Teutonic

Other Word Forms

• anti-Teuton adjective
• non-Teuton noun
• pro-Teuton adjective

Etymology

Origin of Teuton

1720–30; < Latin Teutonī (plural) tribal name < Germanic

Example Sentences

So, too, with Kurt Masur, the burly, bearded Teuton who could uplift the house when he made the New York Philharmonic soar.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2015

According to Jack Brickhouse, the DuMont Network got 5,000 letters and telegrams denouncing the Teuton Terror, as Schmidt was known.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2013

Grand Teuton According to the story, as ghastly as it is apparently untrue, Cologne, Germany, once hosted the martyrdom of 11,000 virgin handmaidens.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2012

In the tall Teuton, Freud saw his heir apparent.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was this difference, that whereas the Latin could and did conceive of religion apart from conduct, the Teuton, like the Jew, could not do so.

From The Hearts of Men by Fielding, H. (Harold)