Bootblack
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bootblack is a noun meaning (transitive) To shine shoes.
Meaning
(transitive) To shine shoes.
More Meanings
- (dated) A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- bootblacks
- boot-black
- bootblacking
- bootblacked
Synonyms for bootblack
Depending on context, synonyms include shoeblack, shoeshiner.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shoeblack, boots, boot, blackwasher, black-jack, blackster.
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