crabber

American  

[krab-er] / ˈkræb ər /

noun

1. a person who catches crabs.

2. a boat used in catching crabs.

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crabber British  

/ ˈkræbə /

noun

1. a crab fisherman

2. a boat used for crab-fishing

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Etymology

Origin of crabber

First recorded in 1840–50; crab ¹ + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Limiting a commercial crabber to 15 bushels of male crabs six days a week will do little to resolve the problem.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 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

Thomas Mitchell, a crabber who lives on St. Helena Island, comes from a family that catches fish, shrimp and oysters.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2021

John Mellor, a plaintiff and longtime crabber and fisher, said everyone lost “hundreds of thousands of dollars” worth of gear in the fire.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2020

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