oysterman

American  

[oi-ster-muhn] / ˈɔɪ stər mən /

noun

plural

oystermen

1. a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.

2. a boat specially equipped for gathering oysters.

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oysterman British  

/ ˈɔɪstəmən /

noun

1. a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters

2. a boat used in gathering oysters

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Etymology

Origin of oysterman

First recorded in 1545–55; oyster + -man

Example Sentences

It read: “A Sober Person, well recommended, who hath been us’d to the Employment of an Oysterman on York River, may meet with good Encouragement, on applying to Benjamin Bryan.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Before she can get to that general election matchup, though, she’ll have to get through a primary against veteran and oysterman Graham Platner, a political newcomer who’s raised a lot of cash and attracted a lot of attention since announcing his run in August.

From Slate

Maine veteran and oysterman Graham Platner entered the race in August, and his profile has been on a vertical media-darling trajectory that’s beginning to resemble that of Beto O’Rourke in 2018.

From Slate

The hospitality sector was "struggling" and the oysterman said his customers were not selling the same volumes of oysters in the past year.

From BBC

Jules Melancon, a third-generation Louisiana oysterman who, rather than giving up after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill ravaged the Gulf Coast, found an innovative, sustainable and much tastier way to bring his briny delicacies to New Orleans restaurants, died on Aug. 31 at his home in Cutoff, La. He was 65.

From New York Times