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boots

American  
[boots] / buts /

noun

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


boots British  
/ buːts /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of boots

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

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Sycamore took control of Boots last year through the acquisition of parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Boots, sun cream, toothbrush: players on World Cup duty have plenty of essential items to remember.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

How fortunate we are that chronicling and exploding our absurd reality is writer-director Boots Riley’s whole thing.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

As with many things in the Boots Riley universe, the hats are partly fanciful and partly practical.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Every one of them would have watched Boots and the crawlers fall into the river to stop the rats.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

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