reindeer
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reindeer
- /ˈɹeɪndɪə/ UK
- /ˈɹɛjndɪː/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɹɛjndɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɹeɪndɪɹ/ US
- /ˈɹæɪndɪə/ Australia
- /ˈɹæɪndiə/ New Zealand
- /ˈɾendiɾ/ Scotland
- /ˈɾeindiːə/ Wales
Rhymes with -eɪndɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English reyndere, reynder, rayne-dere, from Old Norse hreindýri (“reindeer”), from hreinn (“reindeer”) + dýr (“animal”). Compare Dutch rendier (“reindeer”), German Rentier (“reindeer”), Swedish rendjur (“reindeer”), Danish rensdyr (“reindeer”) and French renne (“reindeer”). Related also to displaced Old English hrān (“reindeer”). Unrelated to rein.
noun reindeer · reindeers
- Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies. Santa Claus' sleigh is supposedly pulled by nine reindeer
- Any species, subspecies, ecotype, or other scientific grouping of such animals.
verb reindeers · reindeering · reindeered
- To herd or farm reindeer
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: caribou, greenland caribou, rangifer tarandus, elk, deer, antler, herding, herd, moth, husbandry, animal, lead, reno, rhine, rennes, borrell
Translations
Every language
noun Rangifer tarandus
| Español | reno, rangífero, caribú |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 순록 sullok |
| 日本語 | トナカイ tonakai, 馴鹿 tonakai, 馴鹿 junroku |
| 中文 | 馴鹿 /驯鹿 xùnlù |
| हिन्दी | रेनडियर renḍiyar |
| Kiswahili | kulungu aktiki, mbawala aktiki |
| Português | rena, rangífer, rangífero |
| Français | renne, caribou |
| Deutsch | Ren, Rentier |
| Italiano | renna |
| Ελληνικά | τάρανδος tárandos |
| Română | ren |
| Русский | се́верный оле́нь sévernyj olénʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tuần lộc |
| العربية | رَنَة rana |
| עברית | אייל הצפון, אַיַּל הַצָּפוֹן ayál hatsafón |
Talk about this word "reindeer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reindeer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. reindeer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reindeer "reindeer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reindeer.Cite this
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title = {reindeer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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