Noun
A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBefore the production of the pilot episode was completed, Ellison invoked a clause in his contract to force the producers to use his alternative registered writer's name of " Cordwainer Bird " on the end credits. Source: Internet
Despite his objections, Ellison kept his own name on the shooting script instead of using "Cordwainer Bird" to indicate displeasure (above). Source: Internet
For example, "shoemaker" and "cordwainer" have the same meaning. Source: Internet
Still, there’s an impressive mix of authors here, including Cordwainer Smith, Roger Zelazny and Robert Silverberg. Source: Internet
For years, Cordwainer Smith had a pocket notebook which he had filled with ideas about The Instrumentality and additional stories in the series. Source: Internet
Van Doesburg and Thijs RinsemaSUBST (a cordwainer in Drachten ) became friends of Schwitters, and together they organized the so-called Dutch Dada campaign in 1923, where Van Doesburg promoted a leaflet about Dada (entitled What is Dada? Source: Internet