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词汇 bootblack
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Definition of bootblack in English:

bootblack

nounˈbuːtblakˈbutblæk
historical
  • A person employed to polish boots and shoes.

    〈主史〉擦鞋匠

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Newsboys and bootblacks accounted for 27 percent of all arrested.
    • He avoided factory settings; his heroes were newsboys, bootblacks, and clerks.
    • Tinu, a bootblack, was so fascinated by the show that he strayed into the audience.
    • Similar databases monitoring the investment policies and current rates of cab drivers, short-order cooks, and bootblacks are rapidly gaining in popularity.
    • They came to work in the large industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest as factory laborers, peddlers, busboys, and bootblacks.

Definition of bootblack in US English:

bootblack

nounˈbo͞otblakˈbutblæk
historical
  • A person employed to polish boots and shoes.

    〈主史〉擦鞋匠

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Similar databases monitoring the investment policies and current rates of cab drivers, short-order cooks, and bootblacks are rapidly gaining in popularity.
    • He avoided factory settings; his heroes were newsboys, bootblacks, and clerks.
    • Tinu, a bootblack, was so fascinated by the show that he strayed into the audience.
    • Newsboys and bootblacks accounted for 27 percent of all arrested.
    • They came to work in the large industrial cities of the Northeast and Midwest as factory laborers, peddlers, busboys, and bootblacks.
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