Bootblack
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation. dated
"The young negro bootblack hummed "The Camp Meeting Blues" and polished in rhythm to his tune, drawing the shiny shoe-rag so taut at each stroke that it snapped like a banjo string."
- 2 a person who polishes shoes and boots wordnet
Verb
- 1 To shine shoes. transitive
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The young negro bootblack hummed "The Camp Meeting Blues" and polished in rhythm to his tune, drawing the shiny shoe-rag so taut at each stroke that it snapped like a banjo string."
Etymology
From boot + black.