Noun: shoeblack 'shoo,blak
- A person who polishes shoes and boots
"The shoeblack set up his stand on the busy street corner";
- bootblack
- Large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
"The shoeblack plant was the centrepiece of the tropical garden"; "The shoe black's crimson blooms made a striking display";
- China rose, Chinese hibiscus, Rose of China, shoeblack plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Derived forms: shoe blacks, shoeblacks
Type of: hibiscus, unskilled person
Encyclopedia: Shoeblack