bootblack
noun
- one who shines shoes and boots
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From boot + black.
- A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
“The young negro bootblack hummed "The Camp Meeting Blues" and polished in rhythm to his tune, drawing the shiny shoe-rag so taut at each stroke that it snapped like a banjo string.”
verb
Etymology: From boot + black.
- To shine shoes.