teuton Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language
  2. noun a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans

WordNet

Teu"ton noun
Etymology
L. Teutones, Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably akin to E. Dutch. Cf. Dutch.
Wordforms
plural E Teutons L Teutones
Definitions
  1. One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race.
  2. A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family.

Webster 1913