shoemaker

Meaning

  1. A person who makes shoes.
  2. The threadfish.
  3. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

Synonyms

shoe repairer

mender of shoes

shoe repairman

boot-maker

leather-seller

pine sawyer

boot maker

Frequency

22k
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.

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