Cordwainer

Origin

From Anglo-Norman cordewaner, from Old French cordoan ("(leather) of Cordova"). See also cordovan, a later borrowing directly from Spanish.

Full definition of cordwainer

Noun

1. a shoemaker
2. a worker in cordwain, a leather from Córdoba.
3. a member of the Cordwainers livery company

Synonyms

• shoemaker