oysterman

[ oi-ster-muhn ]

/ ˈɔɪ stər mən /

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noun, plural oys·ter·men.

a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.

a boat specially equipped for gathering oysters.

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Also called oys·ter·er.

Origin of oysterman

First recorded in 1545–55; oyster + -man

Words nearby oysterman

oystered, oyster farm, oysterfish, oyster fork, oystering, oysterman, oyster mushroom, oyster pink, oyster plant, oystershell scale, oysters Rockefeller

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How to use oysterman in a sentence

It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side; His shop was just upon the bank, his boat was on the tide.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Mark how the oysterman's thin blade insinuates itself,—how gently at first, how strenuously when once fairly between the shells!
A Mortal Antipathy|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
He was an old Wellfleet oysterman, who had acquired a competency in that business, and had sons still engaged in it.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau
The old oysterman, speaking of gull-shooting, had said that you must aim under, when firing down the bank.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau

"Now Jim," expostulated the Oysterman, and yet evidently regarding his comrade's words as a compliment.
Grif|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

British Dictionary definitions for oysterman

oysterman

/ (ˈɔɪstəmən) /

noun plural -men mainly US

a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters

a boat used in gathering oysters

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