Sutherland

American  

[suhth-er-luhnd] / ˈsʌð ər lənd /

noun

1. Earl Wilbur, Jr., 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.

2. George, 1862–1942, U.S. politician and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1922–38.

3. Dame Joan, 1926–2010, Australian soprano.

4. Also called Sutherlandshire.  a historic county in N Scotland.

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Sutherland ¹ British  

/ ˈsʌðələnd /

noun

1. Graham. 1903–80, English artist, noted for his work as an official war artist (1941–44), for his tapestry Christ in Majesty (1962) in Coventry Cathedral, and for his portraits

2. Dame Joan, 1926–2010 known as La Stupenda. Australian operatic soprano

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Sutherland ² British  

/ ˈsʌðələnd /

noun

1. (until 1975) a county of N Scotland, now part of Highland

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Example Sentences

Brodie Sutherland, CEO of Nevada-based tungsten mining company Patriot Critical Minerals, said his firm hired a lobbyist.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Sutherland was similarly encouraged by the company’s “improved contract economics,” which included the planned exit from payor contracts representing around 50,000 Medicare Advantage members.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

This approach builds on a theory proposed in 2021 by Dr. Raghavendra Srinivas and Robert Tyler Sutherland.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

But Bill Sutherland, a biologist at the University of Cambridge, has found that some dogma in conservation is flat-out wrong when put to the test.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Lady Carlisle, who did the honours like a high-bred lady as she is, and the Duchess of Sutherland, were the only ladies who talked with her Majesty.

From William Hickling Prescott by Peck, Harry Thurston