bootblack
[boot-blak]
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noun
a person who shines shoes and boots for a living.
Origin of bootblack
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Examples from the Web for bootblack
Historical Examples of bootblack
One of the servants, named Tom, was the bootblack of the hotel.
The Expressman and the DetectiveAllan Pinkerton
He can be a bootblack, a servant, a barber, perhaps a teamster.
The Negro and the NationGeorge S. Merriam
He was finally carried to bed in the custody of the bootblack.
City CrimesGreenhorn
She did not recognize him, having no idea that it was Tom the bootblack.
Tom, The BootblackHoratio Alger
It makes all the difference between a young gentleman and a bootblack.
Tom, The BootblackHoratio Alger
bootblack
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