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

“It’s like any industry: A lot of what it is,” Sutherland said, “is who you know.”

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Shaquille Sutherland and Tahjin Sommersall, who were also on trial for their alleged involvement in the attack, were cleared of any wrongdoing.

From BBC • May 20, 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

Lord, 77 Strong, Mrs., 298, 300, 302, 315 Suleem Sheikh and his infant son, 193, 194 Sutherland, discoverer of Sutherland Falls, N.Z.,

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh