cobbler

[ kob-ler ]

noun

1. a person who mends shoes.
2. a deep-dish fruit pie with a rich biscuit crust, usually only on top.
3. an iced drink made of wine or liquor, fruits, sugar, etc.
4. a fabric rejected because of defective dyeing or finishing.
5. Rare. mummichog ( def ).
6. Archaic. a clumsy workman.

cobbler

¹

/ ˈkɒblə /

noun

1. a sweetened iced drink, usually made from fruit and wine or liqueur
2. a hot dessert made of fruit covered with a rich cakelike crust

cobbler

²

/ ˈkɒblə /

noun

1. a person who makes or mends shoes

Word History and Origins

Origin of cobbler¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English cobelere, equivalent to cobel, of unknown origin, + -ere -er ¹( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of cobbler¹

C19: (for sense 1) perhaps shortened from cobbler's punch; (for both senses) compare cobble (vb)

Origin of cobbler²

C13 (as surname): of unknown origin

Idioms and Phrases

see stick to one's last .

Example Sentences

As the story goes, Socrates engaged the cobbler and the local youth in philosophical discussions while Simon worked.

From The Daily Beast

So, offer to bring a gorgeous pie (or cobbler, crisp, crumble, tart, compote or charlotte) to your next potluck invite.

From The Daily Beast

Like the cobbler's stall in the old song, it served the present occupants for "kitchen and parlour and all."

From Project Gutenberg

William Read died; originally a cobbler, became a mountebank, and practiced medicine by the light of nature!

From Project Gutenberg

Then there must be the ghost of a "bootmaker," with the ghost of a "lapstone," and a "last," and the spirit of "cobbler's wax!"

From Project Gutenberg

He was the son of a cobbler, and disgraced the imperial dignity by acts of barbarity and tyranny.

From Project Gutenberg

Rabbi Mr. Wigram had needed some trifling repair to his boots, and had accordingly sent them overnight to a cobbler.

From Project Gutenberg