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shoemaker

shoe·ma·ker

US/ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person who makes or repairs shoes

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • the shoemaker always wears the worst shoes
  • the shoemaker's children go barefoot

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