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swartrutter

noun
swart·​rut·​ter | \ ˈswȯ(r)t‧ˌrÉ™tÉ™(r)\
plural -s

Definition of swartrutter

: a member of any of various 16th and 17th century marauding bands in the Netherlands who blackened their faces and wore black garb

History and Etymology for swartrutter

alteration (influenced by Dutch swartrutter black rider) of German schwartze rotte, literally, black gang

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