Synonyms of cobbler
88 similar words
Another word for cobbler is shoemender. Other synonyms of cobbler are botcher, souter, chuckler, lad of wax and waxie.
Synonyms and similar words for cobbler
nounA person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
- botcherA person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
- shoemenderA person who repairs shoes.
- souter ScotlandA shoemaker or cobbler.
- chuckler India, archaicA shoemaker, a cobbler.
- lad of wax obsolete, slangA male cobbler (shoe repairer).
- waxie Ireland, datedA cobbler.
- waxy obsolete, slangA cobbler (shoe repairer).
nounSynonym of conkers (“a game for two players in which the participants each have a horse-chestnut...
- conkersA game for two players in which the participants each have a horse-chestnut (known as a "conker") suspended from a...
nounA police officer.
- 5-O US, slang
- alphabet US, slang
- barney US, slang
- bizzie UK, slangA police officer.
- bluebottle slang
- blue heeler Australia, slang
- blue meanie derogatory, slang
- bobby UK, slang
- bogey UK, slang
- boy in blue US
- bull US, slangA policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
- bullyman Australia, derogatoryA police officer.
- buttons slang
- centenier
- charpering omi UKA policeman.
- chazzer slang
- cop slangA police officer or prison guard.
- copper slangA police officer, especially one in uniform.
- cozzer UK, slangA policeman, especially a detective; a rozzer.
- cracker US, derogatory
- crusher slang
- crowns US, slang
- dibble UK, slang
- fedA police officer.
- filth UK, derogatory
- finest informal
- five-oThe police.
- fuzz
- garda IrelandA member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer.
- gendarme
- glowie US, slangA government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling...
- guardian of the peace Ireland, informalA police officer.
- Inspector Knacker colloquialA generic police officer, or the police in general.
- jack Australia, UKA policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- jackboot Australia, UK
- jake US, slangA police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).
- John LawA personification of law enforcement; a police officer.
- John Q. Law USA generic police officer.
- Johnny Hopper UK, slangA police officer.
- lawmanAn officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
- mee-maw UK, slang
- monarch
- Mr Plod Australia, UKA law enforcement officer.
- oinker derogatory, slang
- Officer Friendly colloquialA police officer.
- Old Bill UK, slangA police officer.
- one-time US, slangThe police.
- PC Plod UK, informalA policeman (implying that he is dull and slow).
- pig derogatory, slangA police officer.
- piggy UK, derogatory
- peeler UK, slang
- plod UK, slang
- police
- police officerA peace officer who is a member of a police force.
- policeman
- policepersonA police officer of any gender.
- polis UK
- po-po
- roller slang
- rozzer UK, slangA police officer.
- slop UKA policeman.
- swine derogatory, slang
- statie US, slangA state trooper.
- twelve US, slang
- tyre biter derogatory, slangA police officer.
- walloper Australia, slang
- wooden-top UKA uniformed police officer.
- beatsman archaic, rareA policeman who walks the beat.
- bluecoat dated
- body snatcher humorous, obsolete
- finger US, obsolete
- flatfoot archaic, colloquial
- flatty US, archaic
- harman obsolete
- harman-beck obsoleteA policeman.
- mutton shunter UK, archaicPolice constable.
- nuthook obsolete
- raw lobster obsolete, slangSynonym of unboiled lobster (“police officer”).
- scufter UK, datedA policeman.
- unboiled lobster obsolete, slangA police officer.
Meaning of cobbler
- noun A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
- noun A sheep left to the end to be sheared (for example, because its wool is filthy, or because it is difficult to catch).
- noun A person who cobbles (“to assemble or mend in an improvised or rough way”); a clumsy workman.
cobbler in other languages
Questions about synonyms of cobbler
- What is another word for cobbler?
- Cobbler has 88 synonyms on Word.ws, such as shoemender, botcher, souter, chuckler, lad of wax, waxie, waxy and conkers.
- What does cobbler mean?
- Cobbler means a person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
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