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

Talk of U.S. boots on the ground comes after weeks of peace talks between the U.S.,

From Salon

Winkleman also joked about the headline-making outfits she often wears on the show, including the boots she uses to do the ominous walk at the roundtable as she's selecting the traitors.

From BBC

Deckers Outdoor is best known as the maker of Ugg boots, even though sales there are likely to be overtaken in the coming year by the company’s Hoka brand of pillowy running shoes.

From Barron's

Deckers Outdoor is best known as the maker of Ugg boots, even though sales there are likely to be overtaken in the coming year by the company’s Hoka brand of pillowy running shoes.

From Barron's

Perrin of the groundwater-conservation district said he thinks the Railroad Commission doesn’t have enough boots on the ground to handle the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

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