bootblack, shoeblack
(noun) a person who polishes shoes and boots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shoeblack (plural shoeblacks)
One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation.
• (cleaner of shoes and boots): bootblack, boots, shoeshine boy, shoeshine girl, shoeshiner
• shockable
Source: Wiktionary
Shoe"black`, n.
Definition: One who polishes shoes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
