Meanings
nounbootmaker (plural bootmakers)
plural bootmakers
- A maker of boots; a cobbler.
"He was one of those men," said Isabella, "who have no separate existence from their tailor, unless, indeed, a portion be claimed by the glover and bootmaker. I should as soon think of marrying a suit of clothes."
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 48
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰew-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*bautaną
- Frankish*bautander.?
- Old Frenchbote
- Middle Englishbote
- Englishboot
- Proto-West Germanic*mak
- Proto-West Germanic*makōn?
- Old Englishmacian
- Middle Englishmaken
- Middle Englishmaker
- Englishmaker
- Englishbootmaker
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 靴匠
- 靴匠 (xuējiàng)a maker of boots, a cobbler
Esperanto botisto
- botistoa maker of boots, a cobbler
French bottier
- bottiera maker of boots, a cobbler
Hungarian csizmadia
- csizmadiaa maker of boots, a cobbler
Irish gréasaí
- gréasaía maker of boots, a cobbler
Italian stivalaio
- stivalaioa maker of boots, a cobbler
Polish szewc, szewczyni
- szewca maker of boots, a cobbler
- szewczynia maker of boots, a cobbler
Romanian cizmar, cizmăreasă
- cizmara maker of boots, a cobbler
- cizmăreasăa maker of boots, a cobbler
Turkish çizmeci
- çizmecia maker of boots, a cobbler
Cite this entry
APA
bootmaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootmaker
MLA
“bootmaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootmaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bootmaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootmaker.
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