boots

[ boots ]

noun

, British.

, plural boots.

1. a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.

boots

/ buːts /

noun

1. (formerly) a shoeblack who cleans the guests' shoes in a hotel

Word History and Origins

Origin of boots¹

First recorded in 1615–25; plural of boot ¹; -s ³

Example Sentences

There’s flat boots as well that give combat boots vibes that are super comfortable, but still give you that make a statement feel.

From Essence.com

If anything demonstrates the power of comedy to make dictators quake in their boots, it is the events of the past few days.

From The Daily Beast

Sometimes there would be caricatures in which his body was swallowed up by his boots.

From The Daily Beast

For the next hour, she verbally humiliated him while he licked her boots and feet until they were completely cleaned.

From The Daily Beast

Under the table, I could see that his combat boots were actually black sneakers, frayed at the seams.

From The Daily Beast

Have you met the lumbersexual: all beards, flannel shirts, and work boots?

From The Daily Beast

"I bought them boots to wear only when I go into genteel society," said one of the codfish tribe, to a wag, the other day.

From Project Gutenberg

Isaac Bolum had fixed himself comfortably on two legs of his chair, with the projecting soles of his boots caught behind the rung.

From Project Gutenberg

Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.

From Project Gutenberg

When the first sunbeam gleamed through the window of Bat's tiny kitchen, I arose, pulled on my boots and went to feed my horse.

From Project Gutenberg

She wore soiled Burberry, high-legged tan boots, and a peaked cap of distinctly military appearance.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• footwear