shoemaker

[ shoo-mey-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person who makes or mends shoes.

Origin of shoemaker

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at shoe, maker

Other words from shoemaker

  • shoemaking, noun

Words Nearby shoemaker

Other definitions for Shoemaker (2 of 2)

Shoemaker
[ shoo-mey-ker ]

noun
  1. William Lee "Willie", 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.

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How to use shoemaker in a sentence

  • Thence by coach to my shoemaker's and paid all there, and gave something to the boys' box against Christmas.

  • And if such sayings got abroad, they would not be soothing to the feelings of a respectable shoemaker, would they now?

    A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope
  • By-and-by I beat the shoemaker on metres and the son in the back yard, and then I left 'em, for they was no more use to me.

    The Belted Seas | Arthur Colton
  • There was a little knot of Wesleyans assembled in the house of Mr. Gladwish, the shoemaker.

    A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for shoemaker

shoemaker

/ (ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə) /


noun
  1. a person who makes or repairs shoes or boots

Derived forms of shoemaker

  • shoemaking, noun

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