"boot catcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boot catchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boot catcher (plural boot catchers)
  1. (historical) A person employed at an inn to take off boots and clean them. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Footwear, Occupations Synonyms: boot-catcher

Inflected forms

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