Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Shoemaker /sho͞om'-ākˌ-ẽr/ · Shoe·mak·er · IPA /ˈʃuˌmeɪkɚ/ 01 n. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots. 1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots. 2. The threadfish.(Zool.)