shoeshiner

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noun

A person who shines shoes and other footwear, usually for a fee.

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bootblackshoeblackshoeshine boy
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Meanings

nounshoeshiner (plural shoeshiners)

plural shoeshiners

  1. A person who shines shoes and other footwear, usually for a fee.

    Finally, with the help of a group of shoeshiners, everything is clarified, the police arrest the criminals; Arlindo is set free.

    2012, E. Bueno, Amácio Mazzaropi in the Film and Culture of Brazil

    Synonyms: bootblack, shoeblack, shoeshine boy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who shines shoes and other footwear, usually for a fee.

Similar
bootblackshoeblackshoeshine boy
Also see
bootblackshoeblackshoeshine boyshoeshine girl

Origin

From shoe + shiner.

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Translations

Arabic مَاسِح أَحْذِيَة, مَاسِح الْأَحْذِيَة
  • مَاسِح أَحْذِيَة (māsiḥ ʔaḥḏiya)person who shines shoes
  • مَاسِح الْأَحْذِيَة (māsiḥ al-ʔaḥḏiya)person who shines shoes
Bulgarian ваксаджия
  • ваксаджия (vaksadžija)person who shines shoes
Catalan enllustrador de sabates
  • enllustrador de sabatesperson who shines shoes
Chinese Mandarin 擦鞋工
  • 擦鞋工 (cāxiégōng)person who shines shoes
Danish skopudser
  • skopudserperson who shines shoes
Finnish kengänkiillottaja
  • kengänkiillottajaperson who shines shoes
French cireur de chaussures, cireuse de chaussures
  • cireur de chaussuresperson who shines shoes
  • cireuse de chaussuresperson who shines shoes
  • cireur de bottesperson who shines shoes
  • cireuse de bottesperson who shines shoes
  • cireurperson who shines shoes
  • cireuseperson who shines shoes
German Schuhputzer, Schuhputzerin
  • Schuhputzerperson who shines shoes
  • Schuhputzerinperson who shines shoes
Greek λούστρος
  • λούστρος (loústros)person who shines shoes
Icelandic skóburstari
  • skóburstariperson who shines shoes
Italian lustrascarpe
  • lustrascarpeperson who shines shoes
Japanese 靴磨き
  • 靴磨き (kutsumigaki)person who shines shoes
Korean 구두닦이
  • 구두닦이 (gududakki)person who shines shoes
Polish pucybut, czyścibut
  • pucybutperson who shines shoes
  • czyścibutperson who shines shoes
Portuguese engraxate
  • engraxateperson who shines shoes
Romanian lustragiu, văcsuitor
  • lustragiuperson who shines shoes
  • văcsuitorperson who shines shoes
  • văcsuitoareperson who shines shoes
Russian чи́стильщик сапо́г, чи́стильщик о́буви
  • чи́стильщик сапо́г (čístilʹščik sapóg)person who shines shoes
  • чи́стильщик о́буви (čístilʹščik óbuvi)person who shines shoes
Spanish lustrabotas, limpiabotas
  • lustrabotasperson who shines shoes
  • limpiabotasperson who shines shoes
Swedish skoputsare
  • skoputsareperson who shines shoes
Tagalog limpyabota
  • limpyabotaperson who shines shoes
Turkish ayakkabı boyacısı, boyacı
  • ayakkabı boyacısıperson who shines shoes
  • boyacıperson who shines shoes
  • lostracıperson who shines shoes
Ukrainian чисти́льник взуття́
  • чисти́льник взуття́ (čystýlʹnyk vzuttjá)person who shines shoes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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