(esp formerly) a person who shines boots and shoes
shoeblack in American English
(ˈʃuːˌblæk)
noun
bootblack
Word origin
[1745–55; shoe + black]This word is first recorded in the period 1745–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: compressor, generalize, nickel, symmetrical, umbilical cord