lobsterman

noun

lob·​ster·​man ˈläb-stər-mən How to pronounce lobsterman (audio)
: one whose business is lobstering

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Photo : Courtesy of Orsay Sea Salt Orsay Sea Salt Inner Hebrides, Scotland Scottish crabber and lobsterman Ashley Hock used to bring home jugs of seawater at the end of the day for his wife, Anna, to boil down into homemade salt. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 27 July 2024 Take a trip to the ocean, go be with a lobsterman or a seaweed farmer. Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 21 June 2024 Owner Don Lindgren, a specialist in books about food and drink, wears a lobsterman's beard and grows food on his small homestead a few miles away. Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024 One lobsterman spoke to an official and checked the location to see if the missing man was there. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lobsterman 

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lobsterman was in 1881

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“Lobsterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobsterman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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