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Bootmaker vs Shoemaker - What's the difference?

bootmaker | shoemaker |

As a noun bootmaker

is a maker of boots; a cobbler.

As a proper noun shoemaker is

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bootmaker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A maker of boots; a cobbler.

    • shoemaker

    English

    (wikipedia shoemaker)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who makes shoes
  • The threadfish.
  • A fish, , the runner.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Usage notes

    * A person who repairs shoes is a cobbler.

    Derived terms

    * the shoemaker's children go barefoot