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cordwainer Definition

cord·wainer (-wān′ər)

noun

Archaic a shoemaker, orig. one who worked in cordovan leather

Etymology: ME cordwaner < OFr cordoanier: see cordwain

cordwainer Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • apprentice: In September 1597 his apprentice cordwainer, Thomas Coxe, was admitted free.