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shummaker

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East Anglia/ˈʃʌməkə/

shummaker is the alternative form of shoemaker.

Meaning of shoemaker

Noun

shoemaker (plural shoemakers)

  1. A person who makes shoes.
    • He especially recommended the only shoemaker who, to his mind, had an idea of making a shoe; and Lucy had at least half-a-dozen pair made, fitted, and descanted upon, before he was satisfied that they did justice to the shape of her foot, which proved extremely good when it was properly chaussé.1833, Arabella Sullivan, Recollections of a Chaperon, volume 1, London: Richard Bentley, page 229
    Synonyms:
    cordwainer
  2. The threadfish.
  3. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

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Forms of shummaker

pluralshummakers

Questions about shummaker

What is shummaker the alternative form of?
Shummaker is the alternative form of shoemaker.
How do you pronounce shummaker?
Shummaker is pronounced /ˈʃʌməkə/ (East Anglia).

Words near shummaker in the dictionary

  1. Shumen
  2. Shumet
  3. Shumett
  4. shumla
  5. shumlas
  6. shummaker
  7. shummakers
  8. shummick
  9. shummicked
  10. shummicking
  11. shummicks

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