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bootblack

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boot·black  (btblk)
n.
A person who cleans and polishes shoes for a living.
bootblack [ˈbuːtˌblæk]
n
(Business / Professions) Chiefly US another word for shoeblack
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Noun1.bootblackbootblack - a person who polishes shoes and boots
shoeblack
unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training
Translations
bootblack [ˈbuːtblæk] N → limpiabotas mf inv, bolero/a m/f (Mex), embolador(a) m/f (Col)


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eventually turned loose to prey upon the world as a bootblack or
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
After that we had everything of note, the bootblack boy, the toper with bottle, the woolly rabbit that squeaks when you hold it in your mouth; they all vanished as inexplicably as the lady, but I dared not tell him my suspicions, for he suspected also and his gentle heart would have mourned had I confirmed his fears.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Then he flattered himself that he looked like a true Briton, but the first time he had the mud cleaned off his shoes, the little bootblack knew that an American stood in them, and said, with a grin, "There yer har, sir.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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