cordwainer


cordwainer

(ˈkɔːdˌweɪnə) n (Crafts) archaic a shoemaker or worker in cordovan leather ˈcordˌwainery n

cord•wain•er

(ˈkɔrd weɪ nər)

n. Archaic. 1. a person who makes shoes from cordovan leather. 2. shoemaker; cobbler. [1150–1200; Middle English cordewaner < Old French cordewan(i)er] cord′wain•er•y, n.