shoemaker

noun

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

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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 See all Example Sentences for shoemaker 

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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shoemaker

Shoemaker

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“Shoemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoemaker. Accessed 15 Nov. 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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