a cobbler
指一位鞋匠时用不定冠词 a。
My grandfather was a cobbler.
我祖父是个补鞋匠。
补鞋匠；鞋匠
修鞋匠,也兼制鞋；铺鹅卵石的工人；北安普敦郡人(该地传统上为制鞋中心)；加糖水果酒冰饮
cobbler
修鞋匠,也兼制鞋
A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
铺鹅卵石的工人
A roadworker who lays cobbles.
北安普敦郡人(该地传统上为制鞋中心)
A person from Northamptonshire (traditionally a centre for shoemaking)
鞋匠
a person who makes or repairs shoes
加糖水果酒冰饮
tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit
水果酥皮派
a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit
The cobbler repaired the worn soles of my favorite boots.
这位补鞋匠修好了我最喜欢的靴子磨损的鞋底。
用法提示：cobbler 在此作名词，指补鞋匠，是句子的主语。
She took her broken sandals to the cobbler around the corner.
她把坏掉的凉鞋带到街角的那位补鞋匠那里。
用法提示：cobbler 作名词，作介词 to 的宾语，表示补鞋匠。
The cobbler uses strong thread and a small hammer to mend shoes.
这位补鞋匠用结实的线和一把小锤子修鞋。
用法提示：cobbler 作主语名词，指以修鞋为业的人。
指一位鞋匠时用不定冠词 a。
My grandfather was a cobbler.
我祖父是个补鞋匠。
特指说话双方都知道的那位鞋匠时用定冠词 the。
The cobbler repaired my boots.
那个补鞋匠修好了我的靴子。
cobbler 的复数形式 cobblers 表示多位鞋匠。
The cobblers in the old town are very skilled.
老城里的补鞋匠们手艺很好。
cobbler 侧重修鞋，shoemaker 侧重制新鞋；现代英语中两者常通用，但若要强调修鞋应避免使用 shoemaker。
这是对 cobbler 的直白解释，语气比 cobbler 更正式、更具描述性，在日常口语中不如 cobbler 常用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is cobbler.
正确表达He is a cobbler.
cobbler 是可数名词单数，表示职业时前面需要加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to cobbler my shoes.
正确表达I need to cobble my shoes.
cobbler 是名词，意为“鞋匠”；表示“修鞋”要用动词 cobble。把名词当动词用是词性混淆错误。
cobbler 可指补鞋匠或鞋匠，shoemaker 主要指制鞋的人；强调“修鞋”时用 cobbler 更准确。
cobbler 是名词“补鞋匠”，cobble 是动词“补（鞋）”；去掉表示人的后缀 -er 才是动词形式。
cobbler 修补鞋，tinker 修补金属锅壶等器物；两者都是手艺人，但修理对象不同。
补鞋匠的店铺
He took his boots to the cobbler's shop.
他把靴子拿到补鞋匠的店铺去修。
当地的补鞋匠
The local cobbler has been fixing shoes for thirty years.
当地的补鞋匠已经修鞋三十年了。
把鞋送去给补鞋匠修
I need to take these shoes to a cobbler.
我需要把这些鞋送去给补鞋匠修。
补鞋的手艺（职业）
He learned the cobbler's trade from his grandfather.
他从祖父那里学会了补鞋这行手艺。
村里的补鞋匠
The village cobbler was known for his quality work.
村里的补鞋匠以手艺精湛而闻名。
cobble（修补鞋）+ -er（表人后缀）；同后缀：teacher, baker；同根：cobble（动词，修补）
鞋匠的孩子没鞋穿；只顾别人、不顾自己
The professor's own kids can barely read — the cobbler's children have no shoes.
那位教授自己的孩子几乎不识字——真是鞋匠的孩子没鞋穿。
别在自己不擅长的事情上指手画脚；各守本分
When he started giving medical advice, I told him to let the cobbler stick to his last.
当他开始提医疗建议时，我告诉他别在自己不擅长的事情上指手画脚。
一派胡言；胡说八道
His excuse for being late was a load of cobblers.
他迟到的借口纯属胡说八道。
说实话，先生，我赖以生存的就是这把锥子：我是个补鞋匠。
A line from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, spoken by a cobbler in a pun on 'awl' and 'all'.
这是莎士比亚《凯撒大帝》中的一句台词，由一名皮匠说出，玩了一个'锥子'与'全部'的谐音双关。
皮匠的孩子没有鞋穿。
A proverb meaning that a professional often neglects his own needs at home; sometimes the cobbler himself is referenced.
这则谚语意为专业人士往往忽视自家需求；有时也指皮匠自己光着脚。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.