A maker or seller of cordage (ropes and cords); an archaic occupational term for someone in the rope-making trade.
From Middle English 'cordiner' and Old French 'cordonnier,' derived from 'cordon' (cord), combined with the agent suffix '-ar' or '-er' to indicate someone who works with the material.
In medieval times, cordinar was a respected guild trade, and interestingly, the French 'cordonnier' evolved into the modern word for shoemaker—because shoemakers also worked with leather cords!
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