bootblack
/ˈbuːtˌblæk/
noun
- A person whose job is to clean and polish shoes and boots, often in a public place.
- In the old days, a bootblack would set up a stand on busy street corners.
- The bootblack at the train station shined his shoes in just a few minutes.
- He worked as a bootblack to earn money for school.
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