Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that makes or repairs shoes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A common name of various species of carangoid fishes, especially of Alectis ciliaris, from its thread-like dorsal spines.
- noun A maker of shoes; one who makes or has to do with making shoes and boots.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots.
- noun The threadfish.
- noun The runner, 12.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who makes
shoes - noun The
threadfish . - noun A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the
runner .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who makes or repairs shoes
Etymologies
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Examples
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He farmed some, and he was what they called a shoemaker then.
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He could be very engaging, and was at his best when enjoying what he called a shoemaker's holiday -- that is, when away from town at some watering-place, with friends.
John Forster Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879
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Obviously for most of us a custom tailor or shoemaker is not an option in the US.
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I think people miss this - and being able to connect with their shoemaker is a fun experience for most of our customers. '
Putting Our Best Foot Forward: A Conversation with an American Shoemaker, Part Two 2009
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I think people miss this - and being able to connect with their shoemaker is a fun experience for most of our customers.
Putting Our Best Foot Forward: A Conversation with an American Shoemaker, Part Two 2009
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Shares of the Niwot, Colo., shoemaker, which issued guidance after the close of regular trading, plunged 27% to $13 in after-hours trading after Crocs also said it would close its Canadian manufacturing operations to consolidate its production at its lower-cost company-owned and third-party facilities.
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The time came when the shoemaker was the only Liberal voter in the place.
Lloyd George The Man and His Story Frank Dilnot
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The shoemaker was the smallest man Faith had ever seen.
A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Alice Turner Curtis 1912
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No wonder the shoemaker was a melancholy-looking man.
Waysiders Seumas O'Kelly 1899
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Padna abandoned the impression that the shoemaker was a melancholy man.
Waysiders Seumas O'Kelly 1899
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