Definition of "cordwainer" [cord•wain•er]

• A shoemaker (noun)
• A worker in cordwain, a leather from Córdoba. (noun)
• A member of the Cordwainers livery company (noun)

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• "So he sees -- he sees a soldier hit a woman and rob her, or he himself mends shoes for some of -- a shoemaker would then be called a cordwainer or a cobbler."
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