: a person whose occupation is making or repairing shoes
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The shoemaker has also become known for her use of taxidermy and birds’ wings.—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025 The penitentiary was opened by June 1841 and contained 96 cells, four workshops, a corn crib, a blacksmith shop, a smokehouse and other buildings, with a frame building for the prison agent and a log building for shoemakers outside of the grounds.—Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025 He later was convicted of extortion crimes involving shoemaker Nike.—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2025 There are some notable exceptions — such as Coach and Swiss shoemaker On, which saw growth across all consumer segments — but shoppers’ pullback could portend a rocky holiday retail period ahead.—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shoemaker
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