boots

American  

[boots] / buts /

noun

British.

plural

boots

1. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.

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boots British  

/ buːts /

noun

1. (formerly) a shoeblack who cleans the guests' shoes in a hotel

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Etymology

Origin of boots

First recorded in 1615–25; plural of boot ¹; -s ³

Example Sentences

Bombs without boots are seldom primed to have strategic impact.

From The Wall Street Journal

On a recent Saturday, Cordero was dressed for the remote border terrain — flannel, hiking boots, a San Diego Padres cap pulled low against the sun.

From Los Angeles Times

Housewives in buttoned ankle boots and farmers in felt hats clomped in and milled about.

From Literature

In keeping with my longstanding policy of avoiding actions that might put me between the jaws of a crocodile, the expedition is not exactly the kind that might entice me to find my wading boots.

From The Wall Street Journal

I don’t know why I thought I could run, but I was going to, until a giant horse blocked my path and there were shiny black boots right in my face.

From Literature

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