bootblack

[ boot-blak ]
/ ˈbutˌblæk /

noun

a person who shines shoes and boots for a living.

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Origin of bootblack

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; boot1 + black

Words nearby bootblack

boot topping, boot tree, boot up, boot-cut, boot-faced, bootblack, booted, bootee, bootery, booth, booth, john wilkes
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British Dictionary definitions for bootblack

bootblack
/ (ˈbuːtˌblæk) /

noun

mainly US another word for shoeblack
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