limpador de sapatos

[lĩ.pa.ˈdoɾ dʒi sa.ˈpa.tuʃ]

nounmasculinepl: limpadores de sapatos

shoe shiner; shoe polisher

1. A person whose occupation is cleaning and polishing shoes

The shoe shiner at the train station polished my boots to a perfect shine.

O limpador de sapatos da estação de trem poliu minhas botas até ficarem impecáveis.

2. A device or tool used to clean shoes

I used the shoe cleaner to remove the mud from my sneakers.

Usei o limpador de sapatos para remover a lama de meus tênis.

NYC Slang

shoe shine guy; bootblack

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

limpador de sapatos

Standard term used throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

engraxate

Popular colloquial term for shoe shiner

São Paulo

limpador de sapatos

More formal usage preferred

Portugal

engraxador

Common term in European Portuguese

deixar sapatos que brilham

polimento profissional

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