cordonnier

French

Etymology

From Old French cordoan (“(leather) of Cordova”) +‎ -ier. Compare English cordwainer and cordovan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.dɔ.nje/

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Noun

cordonnier m (plural cordonniers)

1. (archaic) shoemaker

   les cordonniers sont toujours les plus mal chaussés ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. cobbler

Derived terms

• cordonnerie

Further reading

• “cordonnier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012