lobsterman

[ lob-ster-muhn ]

/ ˈlɒb stər mən /

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noun, plural lob·ster·men.

a person who traps lobsters.

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Origin of lobsterman

First recorded in 1880–85; lobster + -man

usage note for lobsterman

See -man.

Words nearby lobsterman

lobotomy, lobscouse, lobster, lobsterback, lobstering, lobsterman, lobster moth, lobster Newburg, lobster pot, lobster roll, lobster shift

How to use lobsterman in a sentence

A modern-day King Lear story finds the three daughters of a powerful lobsterman vying for his affection.
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"It's a good thing you came along," said Daddy Bunker, as he thanked the lobsterman.
Six Little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's|Laura Lee Hope
The mournful wail of a horn in the fog now and then announced the location of some lobsterman.
The Corner House Girls Under Canvas|Grace Brooks Hill
Once a lobsterman lost his watch, chain and all; for a day or two he was asking everybody he met if they'd seen it.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman

Then a lobsterman has to rebait his traps, and as he does that with rotten fish, it's not a sweet job.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
A sunburned lobsterman in rubber boots and a sou'wester was smoking on the wharf.
The Depot Master|Joseph C. Lincoln