Also spelled shoe-maker
Meanings
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1
noun
a person who makes or repairs shoes
The shoemaker repaired boots for the labourers.
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2
noun
A person who makes shoes.
He especially recommended the only shoemaker who, to his mind, had an idea of making a shoe; and Lucy had at least half-a-dozen pair made, fitted, and descanted upon, before he was satisfied that they did justice to the shape of her foot, which proved extremely good when it was properly chaussé.
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3
noun
The threadfish.
The shoemaker repaired boots for the labourers.
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4
noun
A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.
The shoemaker repaired boots for the labourers.
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Etymology
From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.