souter
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9.9
An old Scottish person who makes and repairs shoes
- noun
- /ˈsuːtə/
- Archaic
:
zapatero
Synonyms
shoemaker
vssouter
16
2.6
A person who makes or repairs shoes
is the older Scottish name for that same trade
bootmaker
vssouter
1
3.3
A person who makes boots by hand in a workshop
is the Scottish old term for makers of footwear not just boots
1
9.9
A person who makes fine leather shoes by hand
is the Scottish old word for general footwear makers not specialists
9.9
A person who makes and repairs shoes
is the Scottish regional old word for the same role
5.1
A person who makes or sells shoes
is used mainly for the maker side rather than the seller
7.9
A person who makes wooden shoes called clogs
is the Scottish old name for leather footwear makers rather than wooden ones
Surface Forms
Etymology
Souter is an old Scottish word for a shoemaker and comes from the Latin word sutor, meaning 'shoemaker' or 'one who sews'. So a souter was someone who made or repaired shoes by stitching them.