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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Ruth', 'ruth': /'ruːθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅th)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ruth  (ro̅o̅th),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. pity or compassion.
  2. sorrow or grief.
  3. self-reproach;
    contrition;
    remorse.
  • Middle English ruthe, reuthe. See rue1, -th1 1125–75
    1. mercy, sympathy.
    1. cruelty.
Ruth  (ro̅o̅th),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Theology, Biblea Moabite woman who married Boaz and became an ancestor of David: the daughter-in-law of Naomi.
  2. Biblea book of the Bible bearing her name.
  3. a female given name.

Ruth  (ro̅o̅th),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical George Herman ("Babe''), 1895–1948, U.S. baseball player.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ruth /ruːθ/ n archaic
  1. pity; compassion
  2. repentance; remorse
Etymology: 12th Century: from rewen to rue1
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
drap•er  (drā′pər),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. Clothinga dealer in cloth;
    a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
  2. Clothing, Textilesa retail merchant or clerk who sells clothing and dry goods.
  • Anglo-French; Old French drapier, equivalent. to drap cloth + -ier -ier2; see -er2
  • Middle English 1325–75

Dra•per  (drā′pər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Henry, 1837–82, U.S. astronomer.
  2. Biographicalhis father, John William, 1811–82, U.S. chemist, physiologist, historian, and writer;
    born in England.
  3. Ruth, 1884–1956, U.S. diseuse and writer of character sketches.

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