shoemaker
nounUS /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/
Etymology From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.
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A person who makes shoes.
- He especially recommended the only shoemaker who, to his mind, had an idea of making a shoe; and Lucy had at least half-a-dozen pair made, fitted, and descanted upon, before he was satisfied that they did justice to the shape of her foot, which proved extremely good when it was properly chaussé.1833, Arabella Sullivan, Recollections of a Chaperon, volume 1, London: Richard Bentley, page 229:
- The diseases of shoemakers receive attention as well as the toxicology of shoepolish.1911 October, W. R. D., “Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General’s Office, United States Army. Authors and Subjects. Second Series, Vol. XV. S—Skin Grafting. (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910.)”, in American Journal of Insanity, volume LXVIII, number 2, page 327:
1 more example
- The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.]1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 77:
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The threadfish.
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A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.
- Derived terms
- Shoemaker, the shoemaker always wears the worst shoes, the shoemaker's children go barefoot