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Meanings of shoeblack in English

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enllustrador

A person who polishes shoes and boots.

enllustrador
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Examples for "bootblack"
Examples for "bootblack"
1
After leaving the bootblack Ralph hardly knew what to do with himself.
The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
2
When I sold out my bootblack stand I bought a butcher shop.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
3
Then the dandy swore very much, and looked about for a bootblack.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
4
He has a brother only a little older, who is a bootblack.
Two Little Knights of Kentucky
5
Lan's stony face could as well have been looking at a bootblack.
To the blight: the eye of the world
Usage of shoeblack in English
1
The shoeblack consented, and a price was fixed upon and paid.
Stories of Animal Sagacity
2
So he granted the prince's prayer to be made shoeblack to the princess.
The Light Princess
3
The boss was in her fifties, with dyed hair the color of shoeblack.
Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
4
From the major-domo to the shoeblack, Mr. Harry had a peace-offering for them all.
The Virginians
5
He goes to picture-galleries, and is more ignorant about Art than a French shoeblack.
The Book of Snobs
6
Seeing only the shoeblack, he drew his sword.
The Light Princess
7
Near at hand was seated a shoeblack, to whom he went to have his boots repolished.
Stories of Animal Sagacity
8
Without them, a shoeblack's is infinitely better.
"My Novel" — Volume 07
9
The shoeblack was brought to trial.
Tales and Novels — Volume 04
10
As I thought, my father's words recurred to me, "A secretary, a clerk or a shoeblack."
To-morrow?
11
We proceed to establish the truth of our minor, and the first evidence we shall call is a Dublin shoeblack.
Tales and Novels — Volume 04
12
As soon as the water is up to my eyes, she may go and be happy, and forget her poor shoeblack.
The Light Princess
13
A man constantly so engaged ought to be a very noble gentleman, even though he may be the son of a shoeblack.
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 06
14
One boy described a blackguard as ''one who has been a shoeblack,'' while another thought he was ''a man dressed in black.''
Literary Blunders: A Chapter in the "History of Human Error"
15
I wrote shortly,-thatif he would not accept my gratitude, I would not accept his benefits; that shoeblack I might be,-pickpocket ,no
What Will He Do with It? — Complete
16
Michael Finn, the Shoreditch shoeblack, was up all night caring for the sick boys; he carries them up the ladder on his back.
God's Answers / A Record of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the ...
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