lobsterman
Americannoun
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lobstermen
plural
Gender
See -man.
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Origin of lobsterman
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My current hours are closer to those of a Maine lobsterman or a drive-time DJ.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Another Maine lobsterman, Nick Lemieux, said he and his sons have had nearly 200 traps stolen in recent years – and he blames their rivals to the north.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
I mean, the head of the Republican Party in the state legislature is like a career lobsterman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
“There’s going to be huge white rollers coming in on top of 50- to 60-mph winds. It’ll be quite entertaining,” Bar Harbor lobsterman Bruce Young said Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
"Wa'al, it looks like a squall," replied the old lobsterman.
From The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand by Laura Lee Hope
You’ll also find lobstermen in Bath, a Kennebec River city 40 minutes by car up the coast from Portland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He noted that the federal contribution to rebuild the breakwater, which creates the inner harbor that allows fishermen and lobstermen to work, was $6 million.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The injuries have been caused when lobstermen have been caught up in each other's lines.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
Boatyards lost equipment in harbor-side machine shops; some of the state’s 4,000 to 4,500 lobstermen lost hundreds of traps.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Together they strolled down on the sands, to await the arrival of the lobstermen.
From Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island by Vance Barnum
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