sou'wester

1. 1.

   a strong wind from the southwest

   Synonymssouthwester

   Broaderwind
2. 2.

   waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front

   Broaderhat

Questions about sou'wester

What does sou'wester mean?

sou'wester means "a strong wind from the southwest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sou'wester?

sou'wester has 3 syllables: sou'-we-ster. The stress falls on "sou'".

What is another word for sou'wester?

Close synonyms include southwester. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sou'wester a common word?

sou'wester is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.