cordwainer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːdˌweɪnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôrd′wā nər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cord•wain•er  (kôrd′wā nər),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
  1. a person who makes shoes from cordovan leather.
  2. shoemaker;
    cobbler.
  • Old French cordewan(i)er. See cordwain, -er2
  • Middle English cordewaner 1150–1200
cord′wain•er•y, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cordwainer /ˈkɔːdˌweɪnə/ n
  1. archaic a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather

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