I. ˈrau̇d.ə(r), -au̇tə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: rout (V) + -er
: one that routs: as
a. : router plane
b. : a machine with a rapidly revolving vertical spindle and cutter for milling out the surface of wood or metal (as in woodworking or photoengraving)
c. or router-bit ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : the lip on a bit (as a center bit) that cuts the radius of the nicker
d. : an aircraft worker who shapes sheet metal blanks with a routing machine
e. : an operator of a machine for cutting designs in wooden stock
II. ˈrü]d.ə(r), ˈrau̇], ]tə(r)\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: route (II) + -er
: one that routes: as
a. : a clerk who sorts articles according to delivery routes
b. : a floor boy who keeps shoe workers supplied with material
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: route (I) + -er
: a horse trained for distance races — compare sprinter
IV. noun
: a device that mediates the transmission and transmission routes of data packets over an electronic communications network (as the Internet)