1. people whose job is to clean and polish shoes
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The shoeblacks worked on street corners in Victorian London.
• Many shoeblacks were young boys trying to earn money.
• The hotel employed several shoeblacks to serve wealthy guests.
• Shoeblacks would carry their brushes and polish in wooden boxes.
• The profession of shoeblacks largely disappeared with changing times.
• Street shoeblacks competed for customers near busy train stations.