noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who chuckles.
2. 2
   A shoemaker, a cobbler. India, archaic

Synonyms

All synonyms

cobbler

Etymology

Etymology 1

From chuckle + -er.

Etymology 2

From Tamil சக்கிலி (cakkili), denoting a member of a sub-caste of Dalits often employed in shoemaking.

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