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shoemaker

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From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe +‎ maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.

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shoemaker (plural shoemakers)

  1. A person who makes shoes.
    Synonym: cordwainer (archaic)
    Coordinate term: cobbler (mender versus maker)
    • 1833, Arabella Sullivan, Recollections of a Chaperon[1], volume 1, London: Richard Bentley, page 229:
      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.
    • 1911 October, W. R. D., “Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General’s Office, United States Army. Authors and Subjects. Second Series, Vol. XV. S—Skin Grafting. (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910.)”, in American Journal of Insanity, volume LXVIII, number 2, page 327:
      The diseases of shoemakers receive attention as well as the toxicology of shoepolish.
    • 1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 77:
      The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.]
  2. The threadfish.
  3. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

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