shoeblack

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noun

One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation.

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bootblackbootsshoeshine boyshoeshine girlshoeshiner
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Meanings

nounshoeblack (plural shoeblacks)

plural shoeblacks

  1. One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation.

    Synonyms: bootblack, boots, shoeshine boy, shoeshine girl, shoeshiner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation.

Similar
bootblackbootsshoeshine boyshoeshine girlshoeshiner

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who polishes shoes and boots

Similar
bootblack
Broader
unskilled person
Also see
bootblackshoeshine boyshoeshine girlshoeshiner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From shoe + black.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shockable
Cite this entry
APA

shoeblack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoeblack

MLA

“shoeblack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoeblack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoeblack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoeblack.

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