shoemaker

noun

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.”

   “The diseases of shoemakers receive attention as well as the toxicology of shoepolish.”

   “The town records show a hosier, a shoemaker, and a soapmaker in position to sell their wares to visitors[.]”

2. The threadfish.
3. A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

name

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of Schumacher, the cognate surname from German.