shoemaker
noun
a person who makes or mends shoes.
shoemaker
1 American
[shoo-mey-ker]
/ ˈʃuˈmeɪ kər /
noun
shoemakers
plural
Shoemaker
2
American
[shoo-mey-ker]
/ ˈʃuˌmeɪ kər /
noun
shoemaker
British
/ ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of shoemaker
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at shoe, maker
Example Sentences
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“The estate bears the name Shoemaker originally gave his villa, ‘Cedar Cliff’—a designation that eventually defined the very road on which it stands.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
On April 8, 1991, after a day of golf in the Inland Empire, Shoemaker was headed west on the 210 freeway in San Dimas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
“I am excited for women’s basketball to get the support that men’s gets,” Shoemaker said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Shoemaker, one of the other patients whose strain of HIV was a close match to Acer’s, agreed with her.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
Working first with his colleague Eleanor Helin and later with his wife, Carolyn, and associate David Levy, Shoemaker began a systematic survey of the inner solar system.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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