1
: a mender or maker of shoes and often of other leather goods
2
archaic
: a clumsy workman
3
: a tall iced drink consisting usually of wine, rum, or whiskey and sugar garnished with mint or a slice of lemon or orange
4
: a deep-dish fruit dessert with a thick top crust
Examples of cobbler in a Sentence
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This is the secret ingredient in our easy peach cobbler.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Lama was an Italian immigrant who started his company in 1912 as a small boot repair shop on East Overland Street in El Paso, later doing business as a cobbler with the soldiers at Fort Bliss.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Max & Gio Historically, Bologna was known for cobblers, and at this little boutique in the city’s Jewish Ghetto, artisans still make men’s shoes by hand.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
There are notes of caramel apple, cherry cobbler, wet leather, sweet pipe tobacco, and vanilla pudding on the palate, followed by some grapefruit tang, lemon custard, and a bit of concord grape fading into the finish.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
There are a million different ways to make peach cobbler, but this slow-cooker peach cobbler with cake mix wins for the least amount of effort yielding the greatest reward.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Topping Foster’s list of favorite flavors is the pecan peach cobbler.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Jones still makes his father’s secret sauce, and Marci makes some of her own recipes for dessert, including chocolate cakes made with hot coffee and cinnamon, fresh banana pudding, peach cobbler and buttermilk pie.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 31 of 32 Fresh Peach Cobbler
This recipe for peach cobbler couldn't be simpler or easier to make, which is why Grandma magically has a batch of it ready for every summer dinner.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Lama was an Italian immigrant who started his company in 1912 as a small boot repair shop on East Overland Street in El Paso, later doing business as a cobbler with the soldiers at Fort Bliss.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
Max & Gio Historically, Bologna was known for cobblers, and at this little boutique in the city’s Jewish Ghetto, artisans still make men’s shoes by hand.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
There are notes of caramel apple, cherry cobbler, wet leather, sweet pipe tobacco, and vanilla pudding on the palate, followed by some grapefruit tang, lemon custard, and a bit of concord grape fading into the finish.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
There are a million different ways to make peach cobbler, but this slow-cooker peach cobbler with cake mix wins for the least amount of effort yielding the greatest reward.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Topping Foster’s list of favorite flavors is the pecan peach cobbler.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Jones still makes his father’s secret sauce, and Marci makes some of her own recipes for dessert, including chocolate cakes made with hot coffee and cinnamon, fresh banana pudding, peach cobbler and buttermilk pie.
—Jenny Rudolph, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 31 of 32 Fresh Peach Cobbler
This recipe for peach cobbler couldn't be simpler or easier to make, which is why Grandma magically has a batch of it ready for every summer dinner.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
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cobbler
noun
cob·bler
ˈkäb-lər 
1
: a mender or maker of shoes
2
: a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust
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