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/booht"blak'/, n.a person who shines shoes and boots for a living.[1810-20, Amer.; BOOT1 + BLACK]
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Bootblack — Boot black , n. One who blacks boots. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bootblack — [bo͞ot′blak΄] n. [ BOOT1 + BLACK, BLACK vt. vi. 2] a person whose work is shining shoes and boots … English World dictionary
bootblack — noun Date: 1817 one who shines shoes … New Collegiate Dictionary
bootblack — 1. noun A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation. Syn: shoeblack, shoeshiner 2. verb To shine shoes … Wiktionary
bootblack — Synonyms and related words: Ganymede, Hebe, airline hostess, airline stewardess, attendant, batman, bellboy, bellhop, bellman, boots, cabin boy, caddie, chore boy, copyboy, cupbearer, errand boy, errand girl, footboy, gofer, hostess, office boy,… … Moby Thesaurus
bootblack — n. one who shines shoes, shoeshiner … English contemporary dictionary
bootblack — noun historical a person who polished boots and shoes … English new terms dictionary
bootblack — boot•black [[t]ˈbutˌblæk[/t]] n. a person who shines shoes and boots for a living • Etymology: 1810–20, amer … From formal English to slang
bootblack — /ˈbutblæk/ (say boohtblak) noun a person whose occupation it is to shine shoes, boots, etc …
bootblack — Mea ho ohinuhinu kāma a … English-Hawaiian dictionary
