SHOEMAKER

cobbler, shoemaker

(noun) a person who makes or repairs shoes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shoemaker (plural shoemakers)

A person who makes shoes

The threadfish.

A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

Usage notes

• A person who repairs shoes is a cobbler.

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Shoemaker

A occupational surname.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Shoemaker (plural er-noun)

Alternative form of Schumacher. Anglicization of Schuhmacher. A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Shoe"mak`er, n.

1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The threadfish. (b) The runner, 12.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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