clogger
7.9
A person who makes, fixes, or sells wooden shoes
- noun
- /ˈklɔɡər/
- Archaic
:
zuequero
- It's your old pal Krusty for my new pork sandwich, the Clogger!
Examples
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The skilled clogger repaired a pair of wooden shoes for the local dance troupe.
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In the market, the clogger showcased beautiful handcrafted wooden shoes to tourists.
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Every summer, the town's clogger holds workshops on making traditional wooden shoes.
Synonyms
shoemaker
vsclogger
16
2.6
A person who makes or repairs shoes
is specific to wooden shoes rather than all shoe types
cobbler
vsclogger
12
4.4
A person who makes or repairs shoes
focuses on wooden shoe craft and also sells them
7.9
A person who makes wooden shoes called clogs
also repairs and sells wooden shoes as part of the job
5.1
A person who makes or sells shoes
is gender neutral and includes making repairing and selling wooden shoes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clogger comes from clog, an old word for a heavy piece of wood or a 'wooden shoe', plus -er meaning 'one who does'. So a clogger was originally a person who made, repaired, or sold wooden clogs.