bootblack

== English == === Alternative forms === boot-black === Etymology === From boot +‎ black. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bootblack (plural bootblacks) (dated) A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation. ==== Synonyms ==== shoeblack shoeshiner ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bootblack (third-person singular simple present bootblacks, present participle bootblacking, simple past and past participle bootblacked) (transitive) To shine shoes.