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

This week’s entrant into the race is named Graham Platner, an honest-to-God macho oysterman who launched with a well-produced two-minute video about making government work for working people rather than billionaires and “the oligarchy.”

From Slate

Five years on since the UK officially left the EU and, so far, Brexit has not been as bad as oysterman Tom Haward thought.

From BBC