Definitions

shoemaker

[shoo-mey-ker] / ˈʃuˈmeɪ kər /

NOUN

maker of shoes

Synonyms

STRONG

cobbler crispin

WEAK

cordwainer soler

Example Sentences

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“The estate bears the name Shoemaker originally gave his villa, ‘Cedar Cliff’—a designation that eventually defined the very road on which it stands.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Shoemaker was already a legend and had already won the Derby three times by then.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“I am excited for women’s basketball to get the support that men’s gets,” Shoemaker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Shoemaker started volunteering in Michigan schools in the mid-1990s, teaching teenagers about HIV and AIDS.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

I asked them about Gene Shoemaker, a man who seems to have been universally revered.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson