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sportfisherman

American  
[spawrt-fish-er-muhn, spohrt-] / ˈspɔrtˌfɪʃ ər mən, ˈspoʊrt- /

noun

  1. a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.


Etymology

Origin of sportfisherman

First recorded in 1965–70; sport + fisherman

Example Sentences

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For this reason Manuel, who has numerous tournament wins to his credit, routinely tweaks his 57-foot Island Boat Works sportfisherman.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Jaguar is a semicustom model made for the guy who likes the look of a sportfisherman but wants cruising features for his family.

From Time Magazine Archive

The most famous was Pilar, a 38-foot sportfisherman built for Ernest Hemingway in 1934 at a cost of $7,455.

From Time Magazine Archive

One repeat customer took delivery in early 2005 of Southern Way III, a 114-foot luxury sportfisherman designed by Ed Monk and engineered by Tim Nolan.

From Time Magazine Archive

The gleaming sportfisherman was tied stem-first to a wooden dock, where a monster blue marlin hung glassyeyed from a tall pole.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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