Definition of CORDWAINER

cordwainer

Plural: cordwainers

Noun

  • A shoemaker.
  • A worker in cordwain leather.
  • A leather from Córdoba.
  • A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cordewainer, cordewaner, from Anglo-Norman cordewaner, from Old French cordoan (“(leather) of Cordova”). See also cordovan, itself borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.

Scrabble Score: 16

cordwainer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cordwainer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cordwainer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

cordwainer: valid Words With Friends Word