shoemaker
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shoemaker¹
- /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe + maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager.
noun shoemakers · shummaker
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A person who makes shoes.
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.
Similar: cordwainer
- The threadfish.
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Shoemaker²
- /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ US
Where it comes from
By proprialization from shoemaker.
proper noun Shoemark · Shoemake
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Shoemaker³
Where it comes from
By anglicisation from German Schumacher, from Schuhmacher (“shoemaker”).
proper noun
- Alternative spelling of Schumacher, the cognate surname from German.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cobbler, cordwainer, levy, leatherworker, shoesmith, bootmaker, shoemender, shoer, shoeshiner, shoeingsmith, horseshoer, blacksmith, shoeshine, shirtmaker, edgemaker, shanker
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noun a person who makes shoes
| Español | zapatero, zapatera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제화공 jehwagong, 신발 제조자 sinbal jejoja |
| 日本語 | 靴屋 kutsuya |
| 中文 | 鞋匠 xiéjiàng |
| हिन्दी | मोची mocī |
| Português | sapateiro, sapateira |
| Français | cordonnier, cordonnière |
| Deutsch | Schuhmacher, Schuhmacherin, Schuster, Schusterin |
| Italiano | calzolaio |
| Ελληνικά | παπουτσής papoutsís, υποδηματοποιός ypodimatopoiós, τσαγκάρης tsagkáris |
| Română | pantofar, cizmar, cizmăriță |
| Русский | сапо́жник sapóžnik, сапо́жница sapóžnica, башма́чник bašmáčnik, башма́чница bašmáčnica, обувщи́к obuvščík, обувщи́ца obuvščíca |
| Tiếng Việt | thợ đóng giày |
| العربية | إِسْكَاف ʔiskāf, إِسْكَافِيّ ʔiskāfiyy, سَكَّاف sakkāf, حَذّاء ḥaḏḏāʔ, خَفَّاف ḵaffāf |
| עברית | סַנְדְּלָר sand'lár |
Talk about this word "shoemaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shoemaker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shoemaker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shoemaker "shoemaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shoemaker.Cite this
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title = {shoemaker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shoemaker},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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