shoemaker
pronunciation
How to pronounce shoemaker in British English:
UK [ˈʃu:meɪkə(r)]
How to pronounce shoemaker in American English:
US [ˈʃuˌmekɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who makes or repairs shoes
Word Origin
- shoemaker (n.)
- late 14c. (mid-14c. as a surname), from shoe (n.) + maker.
Example
- 1. William carey saw god , and left his shoemaker 's bench and went to india .
- 2. The ritual of lelo begins at the home where a local shoemaker and lelo ballmaker once lived .
- 3. The shoemaker says he is even preparing a new advertising campaign aimed , for now , at the turkish market .
- 4. His daughter delphine is helping to run christian dior ; his son antoine is in charge of berluti , an italian shoemaker .
- 5. Obama paid a joyful visit to a small irish village where his great-great-great grandfather once lived and worked as a shoemaker .