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

Leonard Leo, Brett Kavanaugh and David Leitch vouched for John Roberts as — unlike Souter — someone they could rely upon to advance the right-wing agenda through the law.

From Salon

Justice David Souter was reportedly furious.

From Slate

But before his dissent could see the light of day, Souter announced his retirement from the court.

From Slate

When the court reconvened in September 2009, Justice Sonia Sotomayor had replaced Souter.

From Slate

In an opinion co-written and cosigned by Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and David Souter, he emphasized the importance of upholding even dubious, controversial precedents, and he extolled what he called, bafflingly, “the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.”

From The Wall Street Journal