rutter UK /ˈɹʌtə/US /ˈɹədəɹ/ noun5 •(historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide.But a rutter was only as good as the pilot who wrote it, the scribe who hand-copied it, the very rare printer who printed it, or the scholar who translated it. — 1975 •(historical) A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.Such a regiment of rutters / Never defied men braver — 1611 •(Scotland) A tool used in peat cutting or for marking off ground. •(US, Canada) A type of plough used by lumberjacks to carve a track for a sleigh. •(slang) The penis.She moved my rutter so that it was not poking into her. We fell asleep. — 2013 formsrutters