Join free

souter

English · Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

souter¹

  • /ˈsu.tɚ/ US
  • /ˈsuːtə/ UK

Sounds like suitor · Rhymes with -uːtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English soutere, from Old English sūtere, from Latin sūtor (“shoemaker, cobbler”).

noun souters

  1. Northern England, Scotland A shoemaker or cobbler. There is no work better than another to please God : to pour water , to wash dishes , to be a souter (cobbler) , or an apostle

Souter²

  • /ˈsutɚ/ US
  • /ˈsuːtə/ UK
  • /ˈsjuːtə/ UK

Sounds like suitor · Rhymes with -uːtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From souter (“shoemaker”).

proper noun Souters · Soutar · Soutter

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"souter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/souter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

souter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/souter

Chicago

"souter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/souter.

BibTeX
@misc{souter_2026,
  title = {souter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/souter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}