boots

American  

[boots] / buts /

noun

British.

• boots
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• boots
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of boots

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

boots

"Those boots mean something that is very deeply rooted in Texas semiology," Friedman says, referring to the study of signs and their interpretations.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Secondly, millions of rural agricultural workers labor in open fields without protective boots and walk on unlit footpaths at night.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

He effectively filled the boots of William Shatner's Captain Kirk from the original show, and the role became Stewart's path to fame and fortune.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

I was trying to carry my rental skis, poles and heavy ski boots all at once, from the rental building to the nearby slope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

As long as the boots move, even a little, if they walk, the hunter is alive.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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