Bootblack (Noun)
Meaning
A person who polishes shoes and boots.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young man who supported himself as a bootblack shone the shoes of busy businesspeople on the streets of New York City.
- She hired a bootblack to polish her favorite pair of boots, which had grown dull and scuffed from wear.
- As a charity fundraiser, the bootblack on the corner of Main and Elm Streets offered to polish shoes for a fixed price.
- Before the invention of shoe polish in tins, bootblacks had to be artful in making their own concoctions from scratch.
- In the rowdy tavern, a gruff bootblack named Joe was often called upon to polish the scuffed boots of the rough-riding patrons.