Shoeshiner

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who shines shoes and other footwear, usually for a fee.

    "Finally, with the help of a group of shoeshiners, everything is clarified, the police arrest the criminals; Arlindo is set free."

Synonyms

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Example

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"Ali's grandpa was a shoeshiner."

Etymology

From shoe + shiner.

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