cordwainer
pronunciation
How to pronounce cordwainer in British English:
UK ['kɔ:dweɪnə]
How to pronounce cordwainer in American English:
US ['kɔdweɪnə]
Word Origin
- cordwainer (n.)
- "shoemaker, leatherworker," c. 1100, from Anglo-French cordewaner, from Old French cordoan "(leather) of Cordova," the town in Spain whose leather was favored by the upper class for shoes. Compare cordovan, a later borrowing directly from Spanish.