"shoeblack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoeblacks [plural]
Etymology: From shoe + black. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shoe|black}} shoe + black Head templates: {{en-noun}} shoeblack (plural shoeblacks)
  1. One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms (cleaner of shoes and boots): bootblack, boots, shoeshine boy, shoeshine girl, shoeshiner Derived forms: shoeblackplant, shoeblack plant
    Sense id: en-shoeblack-en-noun-kYyfs-GN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  ],
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            "Work",
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        "One who cleans and polishes shoes (and boots) as an occupation."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ],
        [
          "polish",
          "polish"
        ],
        [
          "shoe",
          "shoe"
        ],
        [
          "boot",
          "boot"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "bootblack"
        },
        {
          "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
          "word": "boots"
        },
        {
          "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
          "word": "shoeshine boy"
        },
        {
          "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
          "word": "shoeshine girl"
        },
        {
          "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
          "word": "shoeshiner"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shoeblack"
}
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    }
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      ],
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        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ],
        [
          "polish",
          "polish"
        ],
        [
          "shoe",
          "shoe"
        ],
        [
          "boot",
          "boot"
        ],
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          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
      "word": "bootblack"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
      "word": "boots"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
      "word": "shoeshine boy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
      "word": "shoeshine girl"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cleaner of shoes and boots",
      "word": "shoeshiner"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shoeblack"
}

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