bootblack
a person who shines shoes and boots for a living.
Origin of bootblack
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How to use bootblack in a sentence
The mountain lad, though but half comprehending the bootblack's meaning, was aware that he was being made game of.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownFrom the Cittadella School there was a bootblack whom my father knew, and the prefect gave him a diploma.
Cuore (Heart) | Edmondo De AmicisThe chair of the bootblack had been splintered into kindling wood.
The Sheriff's Son | William MacLeod RaineAt the junction of Wall and New Streets he came suddenly upon a large-sized bootblack, whose face looked familiar.
Helping Himself | Horatio AlgerOpposite the tent of the bootblack he halted and started back again, where the path lay clear in the moonlight.
On Guard | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for bootblack
/ (ˈbuːtˌblæk) /
mainly US another word for shoeblack
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