shoemaker

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US/ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/

noun

A person who makes shoes.

Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

shoemaker1

nounshoemaker (plural shoemakers)

plural shoemakers · alternative East Anglia obsolete shummaker

  1. A person who makes shoes.

    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
    2 more examples

    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

    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

    Synonyms: cordwainer

  2. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

Shoemaker2

proper noun

alternative Shoemark · alternative Shoemake

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Shoemaker3

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Schumacher, the cognate surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who makes shoes.

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nouna person who makes or repairs shoes

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Origin

shoemaker · noun

  1. Middle Englishshomaker
  2. Englishshoemaker

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

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Shoemaker · proper noun

  1. GermanSchumacher
  2. EnglishShoemaker

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek σκυτεύς, πίσυγγος
  • σκυτεύς (skuteús)a person who makes shoes
  • πίσυγγος (písungos)a person who makes shoes
Arabic إِسْكَاف, إِسْكَافِيّ
  • إِسْكَاف (ʔiskāf)a person who makes shoes
  • إِسْكَافِيّ (ʔiskāfiyy)a person who makes shoes
  • سَكَّاف (sakkāf)a person who makes shoes
  • حَذّاء (ḥaḏḏāʔ)a person who makes shoes
  • خَفَّاف (ḵaffāf)a person who makes shoes
Basque zapatari, zapatagin
  • zapataria person who makes shoes
  • zapatagina person who makes shoes
Bulgarian обуща́р, обуща́рка
  • обуща́р (obuštár)a person who makes shoes
  • обуща́рка (obuštárka)a person who makes shoes
Catalan sabater
  • sabatera person who makes shoes
Chinese Mandarin 鞋匠
  • 鞋匠 (xiéjiàng)a person who makes shoes
Czech švec, obuvník
  • šveca person who makes shoes
  • obuvníka person who makes shoes
Danish skomager
  • skomagera person who makes shoes
Dutch schoenmaker, schoenmaakster
  • schoenmakera person who makes shoes
  • schoenmaakstera person who makes shoes
Esperanto ŝufaristo, ŝufaristino
  • ŝufaristoa person who makes shoes
  • ŝufaristinoa person who makes shoes
  • ŝuistoa person who makes shoes
  • ŝuistinoa person who makes shoes
Estonian kingsepp
  • kingseppa person who makes shoes
Finnish suutari, kengäntekijä
  • suutaria person who makes shoes
  • kengäntekijäa person who makes shoes
French cordonnier, cordonnière
  • cordonniera person who makes shoes
  • cordonnièrea person who makes shoes
German Schuhmacher, Schuhmacherin
  • Schuhmachera person who makes shoes
  • Schuhmacherina person who makes shoes
  • Schustera person who makes shoes
  • Schusterina person who makes shoes
Greek παπουτσής, υποδηματοποιός
  • παπουτσής (papoutsís)a person who makes shoes
  • υποδηματοποιός (ypodimatopoiós)a person who makes shoes
  • τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris)a person who makes shoes
Hebrew סַנְדְּלָר
  • סַנְדְּלָר (sand'lár)a person who makes shoes
Hindi मोची
  • मोची (mocī)a person who makes shoes
Hungarian cipész, suszter
  • cipésza person who makes shoes
  • susztera person who makes shoes
Icelandic skósmiður
  • skósmiðura person who makes shoes
Irish gréasaí
  • gréasaía person who makes shoes
Italian calzolaio
  • calzolaioa person who makes shoes
Japanese 靴屋
  • 靴屋 (kutsuya)a person who makes shoes
Korean 제화공, 신발 제조자
  • 제화공 (jehwagong)a person who makes shoes
  • 신발 제조자 (sinbal jejoja)a person who makes shoes
Latin sūtor, sūtrīx
  • sūtora person who makes shoes
  • sūtrīxa person who makes shoes
  • calceātora person who makes shoes
  • calceolariusa person who makes shoes
Latvian kurpnieks, kurpniece
  • kurpnieksa person who makes shoes
  • kurpniecea person who makes shoes
  • apavnieksa person who makes shoes
  • apavniecea person who makes shoes
Lithuanian batsiuvys, batsiuvė
  • batsiuvysa person who makes shoes
  • batsiuvėa person who makes shoes
Māori hūmeke
  • hūmekea person who makes shoes
Norwegian Bokmål skomaker
  • skomakera person who makes shoes
Persian کفشگر, کفش دوز
  • کفشگر (kafšgar)a person who makes shoes
  • کفش دوز (kafš duz)a person who makes shoes
  • کفاش (kaffâš)a person who makes shoes
  • بوت دوز (but dôz)a person who makes shoes
Polish szewc, szewczyni
  • szewca person who makes shoes
  • szewczynia person who makes shoes
Portuguese sapateiro, sapateira
  • sapateiroa person who makes shoes
  • sapateiraa person who makes shoes
Romanian pantofar, cizmar
  • pantofara person who makes shoes
  • cizmara person who makes shoes
  • cizmărițăa person who makes shoes
Russian сапо́жник, сапо́жница
  • сапо́жник (sapóžnik)a person who makes shoes
  • сапо́жница (sapóžnica)a person who makes shoes
  • башма́чник (bašmáčnik)a person who makes shoes
  • башма́чница (bašmáčnica)a person who makes shoes
  • обувщи́к (obuvščík)a person who makes shoes
  • обувщи́ца (obuvščíca)a person who makes shoes
Scottish Gaelic greusaiche
  • greusaichea person who makes shoes
Slovak obuvník, šuster
  • obuvníka person who makes shoes
  • šustera person who makes shoes
Spanish zapatero, zapatera
  • zapateroa person who makes shoes
  • zapateraa person who makes shoes
Swedish skomakare, skomakerska
  • skomakarea person who makes shoes
  • skomakerskaa person who makes shoes
Thai ช่างทำรองเท้า
  • ช่างทำรองเท้า (châang-tam-rɔɔng-táo)a person who makes shoes
Turkish ayakkabıcı, başmakçı
  • ayakkabıcıa person who makes shoes
  • başmakçıa person who makes shoes
  • pabuççua person who makes shoes
Ukrainian швець, чобота́р
  • швець (švecʹ)a person who makes shoes
  • чобота́р (čobotár)a person who makes shoes
  • чобота́рка (čobotárka)a person who makes shoes
Urdu موچی, جُفْت ساز
  • موچی (mocī)a person who makes shoes
  • جُفْت ساز (juft sāz)a person who makes shoes
Vietnamese thợ đóng giày
  • thợ đóng giàya person who makes shoes
Welsh crydd
  • crydda person who makes shoes
Yiddish שוסטער
  • שוסטער (shuster)a person who makes shoes
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