Souter

//ˈsu.tɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shoemaker or cobbler. Northern-England, Scotland

    "There is no work better than another to please God : to pour water , to wash dishes , to be a souter (cobbler) , or an apostle"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.

Synonyms

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cobbler

Example

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"There is no work better than another to please God : to pour water , to wash dishes , to be a souter (cobbler) , or an apostle"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From souter (“shoemaker”).

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