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cordwainer

American  
[kawrd-wey-ner] / ˈkɔrd weɪ nər /

noun

Archaic.

  1. a person who makes shoes from cordovan leather.

  2. shoemaker; cobbler.

cordwainer British  
/ ˈkɔːdˌweɪnə /

noun

  1. archaic a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather

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Other Word Forms

  • cordwainery noun

Etymology

Origin of cordwainer

1150–1200; Middle English cordewaner < Old French cordewan ( i ) er. See cordwain, -er 2

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