shoemaker

noun

shoe·​mak·​er ˈshü-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce shoemaker (audio)
: a person whose occupation is making or repairing shoes

Examples of shoemaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This conclusion led to the implementation of a new store concept, featuring a workshop with two shoemakers capable of repairing any brand of shoes. Clara Ludmir, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 In 2010, for example, Diego Della Valle, head of the shoemaker Tod’s, donated €25 million (about $34 million) toward a restoration of the Colosseum. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023 In the industrial age, automation came for the shoemaker and the factory—line worker. TIME, 8 Feb. 2024 The people who found Cabet’s message most appealing weren’t hardened colonists, but rather urban artisans—masons, shoemakers, bakers and the like. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023 Where else but in this stinker of a town would there be so many aunts and cousins excited to meet a newborn, and to help? Luling’s sole general hospital, Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis, is named for the God-fearing shoemaker who discovered that the town was sitting on oil. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 Its product offering doesn’t conform to designs typical of an English shoemaker—don’t expect to find run-of-the-mill brogues. Benedict Browne, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024 Sam Edelman Sylvia wide calf knee high boots 15.7-inch circumference: Sam Edelman needs no introduction and is known to be one of the most comfortable shoemakers on the market. Chloe Malle, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023 His grandparents had $14 to their name and made a living as shoemakers. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shoemaker was in the 14th century

Dictionary Entries Near shoemaker

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Cite this Entry

“Shoemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoemaker. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

shoemaker

noun
shoe·​mak·​er -ˌmā-kər How to pronounce shoemaker (audio)
: a person who makes or repairs shoes

Biographical Definition

Shoemaker

biographical name

Shoe·​mak·​er ˈshü-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce Shoemaker (audio)
Eugene Merle 1928–1997 American planetary geologist

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