shoemaker

¹

[shoo-mey-ker]

noun

1. a person who makes or mends shoes.

Shoemaker

²

[shoo-mey-ker]

noun

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

shoemaker

/ ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs shoes or boots

Other Word Forms

• shoemaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoemaker¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; shoe, maker

Example Sentences

“Almost every shoemaker I met had immigrated to the country,” he said.

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Meanwhile, Brazil's shoemakers could see more exports to the US as a result of Trump's high tariffs on Chinese exports.

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Known for leaving long stretches between roles, in the 1990s Day-Lewis went into what he called "semi-retirement" and became a shoemaker's apprentice in Florence, Italy.

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During his last years, while he lived at Mount Vernon and worked as a shoemaker, he gloried in telling tales of life with Washington during the war.

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The British shoemaker’s chief executive, Kenny Wilson, said that it faced major delays in Europe, but felt almost no impact in Asia or in the United States.

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