shoemaker

¹

[shoo-mey-ker]

noun

1. a person who makes or mends shoes.

Shoemaker

²

[shoo-mey-ker]

noun

1. William Lee Willie, 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.

shoemaker

/ ˈʃuːˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs shoes or boots

Other Word Forms

• shoemaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoemaker¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; shoe, maker

Example Sentences

Hollywood was once the ideal place for a shoemaker, says Francis, with its voracious creative industry that churned out a constant stream of people who needed to make themselves stand out from the crowd.

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A shoemaker in town constructed the ball out of double-twisted woolen yarn, covered in calf’s skin.

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“Almost every shoemaker I met had immigrated to the country,” he said.

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Meanwhile, Brazil's shoemakers could see more exports to the US as a result of Trump's high tariffs on Chinese exports.

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Known for leaving long stretches between roles, in the 1990s Day-Lewis went into what he called "semi-retirement" and became a shoemaker's apprentice in Florence, Italy.

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