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shoeman

shoeman

5.1
A person who makes or sells shoes
  • noun
  • /ˈʃuːmən/
  • Archaic
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  • At the market, I met a friendly shoeman who sold beautiful hand-crafted footwear.

Examples

  • The shoeman took measurements of my feet before crafting my custom shoes.

  • I wondered why he had no more of a showcase than a high-fashion shoeman who would wear only guard boots.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • While Mike was getting his foot measured at the shoe store, he told the shoeman, "I'm getting my very own library card today."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Mike the shoeman's hands were as thick as catcher's mitts and blackened by polish.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • After visiting the shoeman, I couldn't wait to wear my new pair of shoes.

Synonyms

souter
vsshoeman
  • Archaic
34 9.9

An old Scottish person who makes and repairs shoes

is the neutral modern term rather than an old regional word
shoemaker
vsshoeman
16 2.6

A person who makes or repairs shoes

sells rather than repairs shoes in that role
cobbler
vsshoeman
12 4.4

A person who makes or repairs shoes

sells rather than mainly repairing shoes in ordinary local service
bootmaker
vsshoeman
1 3.3

A person who makes boots by hand in a workshop

is about shoes broadly, not limited to boots specifically
boot maker
vsshoeman
1 3.2

A person who makes boots by hand

covers making or selling all shoes rather than skilled boot craft
cordwainer
vsshoeman
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who makes fine leather shoes by hand

is broader, covering any shoe making or selling rather than fine handcrafted work
clogger
vsshoeman
  • Archaic
7.9

A person who makes, fixes, or sells wooden shoes

refers to makers or sellers of shoes in general, not only wooden clogs
clogmaker
vsshoeman
  • Archaic
7.9

A person who makes wooden shoes called clogs

refers to making or selling general shoes rather than only wooden clogs

Surface Forms

shoeman singular
shoemen plural

Morphology

shoeman = shoe + man (transparent) = shoe + man

A straightforward compound 'shoe' + 'man' whose meaning 'a man who makes or sells shoes' is directly predictable from its parts.

Etymology

The word shoeman is simply shoe + man and literally means 'a man who makes or sells shoes'. Think of a shoemaker or cobbler, so a shoeman is someone who works with shoes.