Cordwainer

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A worker in cordwain or cordovan leather; hence, a worker in leather of any kind; a shoemaker.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a shoemaker
  • noun. a worker in cordwain, a leather from Córdoba.
  • noun. a member of the Cordwainers livery company
  • Word Usage
    "So he sees -- he sees a soldier hit a woman and rob her, or he himself mends shoes for some of -- a shoemaker would then be called a cordwainer or a cobbler."