Home › Words › S › southersouther/ˈsaʊðə/souther means A surname.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, souther ranks #2,556 of 42,785 for Qualifying.souther is pronounced /ˈsaʊðə/.EtymologyFrom south + -er.nameA surname.nounA strong wind blowing from the south.e.g.“A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality.” — 1902, John Burroughs, Locusts and Wild Honey, page 81:verbTo move toward the south.To fix; remedy; put to rights.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.southerly 88% match — A wind blowing from the south. vs souther →southwester 83% match — A strong wind blowing from the southwest. vs souther →southeaster 80% match — A strong wind blowing from the southeast. vs souther →norther 75% match — A strong north wind, a wind blowing from the north. vs souther →southernly 73% match — Southerly, somewhat southern. vs souther →northwester 70% match — A strong wind blowing from the northwest. vs souther →southly 69% match — Synonym of southerly. vs souther →ostro 67% match — A southerly Mediterranean wind. vs souther →