shoer

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noun

One who fits shoes to the feet.

“A farrier is a shoer of horses.”

OriginMiddle English schoer ← Old English sċōere →
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Meanings

nounshoer (plural shoers)

plural shoers

  1. One who fits shoes to the feet.

    A farrier is a shoer of horses.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċōere
  2. Middle Englishschoer
  3. Englishshoer

From Middle English schoer, schouger (“one who shoes horses; blacksmith”), from Old English sċōere, sċōhere (“one who makes shoes; shoemaker”), equivalent to shoe + -er.

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APA

shoer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoer

MLA

“shoer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoer.

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