(1907–70), US labor leader; full name Walter Philip Reuther. He was president of the United Automobile Workers 1946–70 and of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1952 until 1955 when it merged with the American Federation of Labor.
Definition of Reuther, Walter in US English:
Reuther, Walter
proper nounˈro͞oTHər
(1907–70), US labor leader; full name Walter Philip Reuther. He was president of the United Automobile Workers 1946–70 and of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1952 until 1955 when it merged with the American Federation of Labor.