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Other shoemakers, On Holdings (ONON, down 5%) and Under Armour (UAA, down 4%) also fell in the month.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
On the busiest production days, Tazewell commanded a workshop of over a hundred, among them couture-level tailors and dressmakers, weavers and embroiders, hand-felters, knitters, milliners, shoemakers, armorers, and jewelry-makers, along with specialists in 3D-printing and laser manipulation.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Age: 76, 79, 80 | Source of wealth: Shoes
The three siblings are billionaires thanks to Warren Buffett's purchase of the Dexter Shoe Company, which their father, Harold Alfond, founded in 1958 after purchasing an old mill in Maine and turning it into a shoemaker.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
McKinsey also noted that famed shoemaker Christian Louboutin opened a boutique hotel on the Portuguese coast.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of shoemaker was
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“Shoemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoemaker. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
shoemaker
noun
shoe·mak·er
-ˌmā-kər
: a person who makes or repairs shoes
Biographical Definition
Shoemaker
biographical name
Shoe·mak·er
ˈshü-ˌmā-kər
Eugene Merle 1928–1997 American planetary geologist
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