shoemaker

noun

shoe·​mak·​er ˈshü-ˌmā-kər 

: a person whose occupation is making or repairing shoes

Examples of shoemaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Change is underway at Danish shoemaker Ecco Sko A/S as the company has decided to cease operations at its Portugal and Vietnam factories. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Mamadou Wadji, 37, heads a shoemakers’ cooperative whose members were moved from a busy market beside the Iba Mar Diop stadium into an unfinished school building as part of the Games plans. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

All are products of Church’s, the Northampton shoemaker founded in 1873 and acquired by Prada Group in 1999. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

There’s an old story about a shoemaker who’s selling shoes at a loss under the misguided belief that the volume of sales will make up for the drop in revenue. — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shoemaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker

Kids Definition

shoemaker

noun

shoe·​mak·​er -ˌmā-kər 

: a person who makes or repairs shoes

Biographical Definition

Shoemaker

biographical name

Shoe·​mak·​er ˈshü-ˌmā-kər 

Eugene Merle 1928–1997 American planetary geologist