Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

souter

/ˈsu.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: souter
IPA: /ˈsu.tɚ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shoemaker or cobbler.

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Example Sentences

"There is no work better than another to please God : to pour water , to wash dishes , to be a souter (cobbler) , or an apostle"
"He was a shoemaker, the creature, and called himself the Sutor, an old-fashioned name that folk laughed at."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *syewH-, soutere, sūtere, sūtor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsu.tɚ/
British English: /ˈsuːtə/

Inflected Forms

souters (plural) Soutar (alternative) Soutter (alternative)

Derived Forms

souterly

Homonyms

suitor

Rhymes With

computer shooter tutor scooter router commuter recruiter suitor cuter neuter pewter supercomputer

Questions

How do you pronounce souter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsu.tɚ/.
What does souter mean?: A shoemaker or cobbler.
Where does souter come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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