crabber
Americannoun
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a crab fisherman
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a boat used for crab-fishing
Etymology
Origin of crabber
First recorded in 1840–50; crab 1 + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In coastal waters some 3 miles beyond the Willapa Bay mouth, crabber Ben Downs, skipper of the Rising Sun, ran into trouble.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023
They’re known for the fat crabs they get from a local crabber, meatloaf, summer cookout salads like beet and corn, and for Molly’s insane fried chicken.
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022
Gerald W. Winegrad chaired the Maryland Senate’s Environment and Chesapeake Bay Subcommittee and has been a recreational crabber for more than a half-century from Norfolk to Annapolis.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
Chuck Bundrant, an epic figure in North Pacific fisheries who started his career as a deck hand on a crabber and went on to cofound Seattle-based Trident Seafoods, died Sunday at his Edmonds home.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2021
The men—two truck farmers, a retired crabber, a bookkeeper, a carpenter, a boat builder, a grocer, and a halibut schooner deckhand—were all dressed in coats and neckties.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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