say it: ROO-tur
router is a noun meaning "a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery". It carries 3 recorded senses.
a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery
(computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks
computer science
a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for router come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.