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lobsterman

American  
[lob-ster-muhn] / ˈlɒb stər mən /

noun

  • lobstermen
    plural
  1. a person who traps lobsters.


Gender

See -man.

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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of lobsterman

First recorded in 1880–85; lobster + -man

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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

The lobsterman chuckled as he undid the door of the trap and thrust in his arm.

From Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water by Ralph Henry Barbour

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

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

It was not a lonesome place then, for the lobstermen and their families lived on it, and boats were constantly sailing to and fro between it and the mainland.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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