cobbler
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈkɑːblər/
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zapatero
- If I were a cobbler, I'd sole your shoes.
And now those shoes are fixed Cobblers, the new frontier.
- And now those shoes are fixed Cobblers, the new frontier.
- So if I have a shoe factory, I don't want to hire expensive shoemakers and Cobblers in my business.
- Most farmers were relatively independent farm, you know, farmers or cobbler or Fisher or whatever.
Examples
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On benches at the edge of the zócalo sat cobblers, shoeshine boys, and cigarette peddlers.
Fiction book (1994) -
Does a cobbler send his shoes out to be fixed?
Fiction book (1990) -
I need to go check on the cobbler.
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My compliments to your cobbler.
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That's why the people that make shoes are called cobblers.
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Many kinds of craftsmen gathered here too: cobblers, blacksmiths, tailors, locksmiths, tinkers, knife grinders.
Fiction book (1995) -
The cobbler repaired my favorite pair of shoes quickly and skillfully.
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I took my boots to the local cobbler to have them resoled.
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After the rain damaged my shoes, I went to see the cobbler for repairs.
Synonyms
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2.6
A person who makes or repairs shoes
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3.3
A person who makes boots by hand in a workshop
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3.2
A person who makes boots by hand
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9.9
A person who makes fine leather shoes by hand
A person who makes or sells shoes
A person who makes, fixes, or sells wooden shoes
A person who makes wooden shoes called clogs
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cobbler for a shoe maker comes from the old verb cobble, which means 'to mend' or 'fix'. That's why a cobbler is someone who repairs shoes.