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boot⋅black

[boot-blak]
–noun
a person who shines shoes and boots for a living.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; boot 1 + black
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boot·black   (bōōt'blāk')   
n.  A person who cleans and polishes shoes for a living.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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