souter

or sout·ter

[ soo-tuhr ]

nounScot. and North England.
  1. a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.

Origin of souter

1
before 1000; Middle English sutor,Old English sūtere<Latin sūtor, equivalent to sū-, variant stem of su(ere) to sew1 + -tor-tor

Other definitions for Souter (2 of 2)

Souter
[ soo-ter ]

noun
  1. David H., born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.

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British Dictionary definitions for souter

souter

soutar

/ (ˈsuːtər) /


noun
  1. Scot and Northern English a shoemaker or cobbler

Origin of souter

1
Old English sūtere, from Latin sutor, from suere to sew

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