Schuster

cobbler

noun SHOOS-ter Rare

Origin: from Schuh (shoe), via Latin sutor

Also means

shoemaker

Usage Note

Schuster makes and repairs shoes; the formal modern trade title is Schuhmacher. The feminine is Schusterin. The plural is Schuster, unchanged. The proverb Schuster, bleib bei deinen Leisten warns one to stick to what one knows.

Examples

"Der Schuster besohlte meine alten Stiefel neu."

Natural Translation

The cobbler resoled my old boots.

Literal Translation

The cobbler resoled my old boots new.

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