lobsterman
Americannoun
-
lobstermen
plural
Gender
See -man.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lobsterman
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
When Martin became a lobsterman in 1984, cruise ships hardly stopped in Maine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
Billy Bob Faulkingham, House Republican leader of the Maine Legislature, and another lobsterman survived after their boat overturned while hauling traps ahead of the storm Friday, officials said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2023
The mournful wail of a horn in the fog now and then announced the location of some lobsterman.
From The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward by Grace Brooks Hill
The reason they did so was to ensure they got a vote on a bill that would help lobstermen.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
His boat tour is one of many available across Maine, which range from straightforwardly commercial operations to outings led by small-town lobstermen who welcome occasional passengers for a fee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
A few fishermen, one or two lobstermen and wreckers, and the lightkeeper were gathered on the knoll by the lighthouse.
From Keziah Coffin by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
