Select the most appropriate one word for the expression given below.

A mender or maker of shoes and often of other leather goods

Correct option is D

• Given expression: “A mender or maker of shoes and often of other leather goods” refers to a person whose work is to repair (mend) shoes and sometimes make shoes/leather items.

• Correct one-word substitution – Cobbler:

• Cobbler means a person who makes or repairs shoes.

• (Hindi meaning: मोची / जूते बनाने या मरम्मत करने वाला)

• Example: The cobbler repaired my worn-out shoes in an hour.

• Meanings of all the other given options (why they are incorrect):

• (a) Leathersmith – not a standard/common one-word term in competitive English for a shoe mender (Hindi: मानक शब्द नहीं / प्रचलित नहीं).

• (b) Husbandman – a farmer; cultivator (Hindi: किसान / कृषक).

• (c) Clodhopper – a rustic, awkward person; also slang for a heavy boot (Hindi: गँवार/भद्दा व्यक्ति (slang)).

So the correct answer is (d).