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Vinony

shoemaker

noun

  1. one who makes shoes
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/

name

Etymology: By anglicisation from German Schumacher, from Schuhmacher (“shoemaker”).

  1. Alternative spelling of Schumacher, the cognate surname from German.

noun

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

  1. 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.”

    “The diseases of shoemakers receive attention as well as the toxicology of shoepolish.”

  2. The threadfish.
  3. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.