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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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Advanced hull design and lightweight composites produce one of the longest ranges of any 50-foot sportfisherman; power comes from twin Cat diesels from 700 to 1,000 hp each.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then I told her the Ocean was a sportfisherman.

From Time Magazine Archive

It�s a 61-foot Viking sportfisherman with two staterooms and a crew of two.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the latest deliveries is Katyitis, a 105-foot aluminum sportfisherman that is destined for U.S. waters.

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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