before 1000; Middle English sutor, Old English sūtere < Latin sūtor, equivalent to sū-, variant stem of su ( ere ) to sew 1 + -tor -tor
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"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
If he be na a souter, he's a gude shoe clouter.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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
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
The souter gae the sow a kiss; "grumph," quo' she, "it's for a birse."
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
It didn’t take long, however, for Souter to demonstrate that he wouldn’t be tilting the court to the right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
When the court reconvened in September 2009, Justice Sonia Sotomayor had replaced Souter.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025
“You’ve locked yourself away in this park, Kyle,” Souter tells Turner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
At the the time Stagecoach founders Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag owned more than half the Falkirk-based company.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
And so off I started at quarter past five with Souter Johnnie, the long-haired fifteen-year-old, and our cart with the new-painted tail-board that we only used on great days.
From The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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