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shoemaker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A person who makes shoes.
   • The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.] 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 diseases of shoemakers receive attention as well as the toxicology of shoepolish. 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:
   • 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. 1833, Arabella Sullivan, Recollections of a Chaperon, volume 1, London: Richard Bentley, page 229:
2. The threadfish.
3. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

Forms

Coordinates

cobbler

Deriveds

the shoemaker always wears the worst shoes · the shoemaker's children go barefoot · Shoemaker

Synonyms

cordwainer

Translations (155)

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ary خراز (a person who makes shoes) · ar إِسْكَافِيّ (a person who makes shoes) · mk кондураџија (a person who makes shoes) · sk šuster (a person who makes shoes) · mk чевлар (a person who makes shoes) · sh посто̀ла̄р (a person who makes shoes) · ang sċōhwyrhta (a person who makes shoes) · nl schoenmaker (a person who makes shoes) · ar حَذّاء (a person who makes shoes) · tg кафшдӯз (a person who makes shoes) · lv apavniece (a person who makes shoes) · ko 제화공 (a person who makes shoes) · ko 신발 제조자 (a person who makes shoes) · uz etikdoʻz (a person who makes shoes) · eu zapatagin (a person who makes shoes) · vi thợ đóng giày (a person who makes shoes) · mk чевларка (a person who makes shoes) · sl čevljar (a person who makes shoes) · hy կոշկակար (a person who makes shoes) · fa کفش دوز (a person who makes shoes) · ar سَكَّاف (a person who makes shoes) · eo ŝuisto (a person who makes shoes) · myv кемстыця (a person who makes shoes) · be чабата́рка (a person who makes shoes) · ky өтүкчү (a person who makes shoes) · fr cordonnière (a person who makes shoes) · sl čevljarka (a person who makes shoes) · alt ӧдӱкчи (a person who makes shoes) · tk ädikçi (a person who makes shoes) · fa بوت دوز (a person who makes shoes) · fi suutari (a person who makes shoes) · ga gréasaí (a person who makes shoes) · is skósmiður (a person who makes shoes) · ar خَفَّاف (a person who makes shoes) · lv kurpnieks (a person who makes shoes) · fr cordonnier (a person who makes shoes) · hi मोची (a person who makes shoes) · ps بزونکی (a person who makes shoes) · de Schuhmacher (a person who makes shoes) · cs švec (a person who makes shoes) · sh о̀бућа̄р (a person who makes shoes) · bg обуща́рка (a person who makes shoes) · tr ayakkabıcı (a person who makes shoes) · uz yamoqchi (a person who makes shoes) · it calzolaio (a person who makes shoes) · lt batsiuvė (a person who makes shoes) · de Schusterin (a person who makes shoes) · ar إِسْكَاف (a person who makes shoes) · fa کفاش (a person who makes shoes) · be чабата́р (a person who makes shoes) · el υποδηματοποιός (a person who makes shoes) · ps څپښی (a person who makes shoes) · gl zapateira (a person who makes shoes) · de Schuhmacherin (a person who makes shoes) · bg обуща́р (a person who makes shoes) · mi hūmeke (a person who makes shoes) · az çəkməçi (a person who makes shoes) · ro cizmar (a person who makes shoes) · vo jijukel (a person who makes shoes) · pl szewc (a person who makes shoes) · yi שוסטער (a person who makes shoes) · et kingsepp (a person who makes shoes) · ja 靴屋 (a person who makes shoes) · ps څميار (a person who makes shoes) · ary طراف (a person who makes shoes) · enm soutere (a person who makes shoes) · ru обувщи́к (a person who makes shoes) · ka მეწაღე (a person who makes shoes) · el παπουτσής (a person who makes shoes) · lo ຊ່າງເຮັດເກີບ (a person who makes shoes) · kk етікші (a person who makes shoes) · uk чобота́рка (a person who makes shoes) · eo ŝufaristo (a person who makes shoes) · ang sċōhƿyrhta (a person who makes shoes) · tt итекче (a person who makes shoes) · la sūtrīx (a person who makes shoes) · sk obuvník (a person who makes shoes) · ro cizmăriță (a person who makes shoes) · sv skomakare (a person who makes shoes) · nn skomakar (a person who makes shoes) · grc σκυτεύς (a person who makes shoes) · da skomager (a person who makes shoes) · he סַנְדְּלָר (a person who makes shoes) · ru сапо́жник (a person who makes shoes) · nb skomaker (a person who makes shoes) · eo ŝufaristino (a person who makes shoes) · tr başmakçı (a person who makes shoes) · uk швець (a person who makes shoes) · ka ხარაზი (a person who makes shoes) · mt skarpan (a person who makes shoes) · lv kurpniece (a person who makes shoes) · sv skomakerska (a person who makes shoes) · pdt Schusta (a person who makes shoes) · sh òbućār (a person who makes shoes) · cmn 鞋匠 (a person who makes shoes) · kmr pêlavker (a person who makes shoes) · la calceātor (a person who makes shoes) · ps بوټ دوز (a person who makes shoes) · fa کفشگر (a person who makes shoes) · nap scarparo (a person who makes shoes) · sq këpucar (a person who makes shoes) · lt batsiuvys (a person who makes shoes) · ru обувщи́ца (a person who makes shoes) · tg мӯзадӯз (a person who makes shoes) · te చర్మకారుడు (a person who makes shoes) · ro pantofar (a person who makes shoes) · sh postòlār (a person who makes shoes) · hu cipész (a person who makes shoes) · be шаве́ц (a person who makes shoes) · hu suszter (a person who makes shoes) · tg маҳсидӯз (a person who makes shoes) · ps کوښار (a person who makes shoes) · my ဘိနပ်ချုပ်သမား (a person who makes shoes) · el τσαγκάρης (a person who makes shoes) · la sūtor (a person who makes shoes) · pt sapateira (a person who makes shoes) · ast zapateru (a person who makes shoes) · io shuifisto (a person who makes shoes) · ru башма́чник (a person who makes shoes) · pt sapateiro (a person who makes shoes) · gl zapateiro (a person who makes shoes) · km ជាងកាត់ស្បែកជើង (a person who makes shoes) · tr pabuççu (a person who makes shoes) · fi kengäntekijä (a person who makes shoes) · vo hijukel (a person who makes shoes) · eo ŝuistino (a person who makes shoes) · es zapatero (a person who makes shoes) · ota باشمقجی (a person who makes shoes) · ug موزدۇز (a person who makes shoes) · ru башма́чница (a person who makes shoes) · sh шу̏стер (a person who makes shoes)