souter

¹ American  

[soo-tuhr] / ˈsu tər /

Or soutter

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.

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Souter ² American  

[soo-ter] / ˈsu tər /

noun

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

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souter British  

/ ˈsuːtər /

noun

1. a shoemaker or cobbler

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Etymology

Origin of souter

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

Example Sentences

How much land was there around it, and what was the extent of the adjoining souter?

From Ticket No. "9672" by Kendall, Laura E.

"It wadna be worth their while putting ony o' us twa into prent," rejoined the souter.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

To whome the colyer answeryd hym: he was well, whan I sawe hym laste; for he was rydynge and waited but for a souter to plucke on his botes.

From Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare by Hazlitt, William Carew

Her father had been a souter and a pawky chiel enough, but was doited for many years, and her mother was sair dottled.

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman

Desirous to learn something respecting it, he made some inquiries of a man, who as it happened was the souter of the village.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 by Various