shoemaker

== English == === Alternative forms === shummaker (East Anglia, obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English shomaker, equivalent to shoe +‎ maker. Compare Dutch schoenmaker, German Schuhmacher, Danish skomager. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ === Noun === shoemaker (plural shoemakers) A person who makes shoes. Synonym: cordwainer (archaic) Coordinate term: cobbler (mender versus maker) The threadfish. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner. ==== Derived terms ==== Shoemaker (surname) the shoemaker always wears the worst shoes the shoemaker's children go barefoot ==== Translations ====