bootmaker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From boot +‎ maker.

Noun[edit]

bootmaker (plural bootmakers)

  1. A maker of boots; a cobbler.
    • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. [], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, [], published 1842, →OCLC, page 48:
      "He was one of those men," said Isabella, "who have no separate existence from their tailor, unless, indeed, a portion be claimed by the glover and bootmaker. I should as soon think of marrying a suit of clothes."

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