English Explanatory Dictionary

bootblack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
verb
  1. To shine shoes.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bootblack.wav

Word forms

bootblack bootblacks boot-black bootblacking bootblacked

Etymology

From boot + black.

Synonyms

shoeblack shoeshiner
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