cobbler

noun

cob·​bler ˈkä-blər 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Come August, Tacoparty makes a killer Olathe sweet corn soft serve, and the same ice cream tops the Palisade Peach cobbler at Bin 707 Foodbar. —Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025

For dessert, pastry chef Tonya Thomas provided peach cobbler bread pudding, topped with suya caramel and buttermilk ice cream. —Taryn White, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Cotton candy is always a popular fair snack food and there are all kinds of cobblers, pies and ice cream flavors. —Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025

Chow down on some light, crunchy fish and chips or Tuscan seafood stew, rounded off with a glass of North Coast wine and stone-fruit cobbler. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cobelere

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

cobbler

noun

cob·​bler ˈkäb-lər 

1

: a mender or maker of shoes

2

: a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust