oysterman
noun
a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
oystermen
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pluralof oysterman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Black men made up 60% of oystermen listed in an 1810 directory, working together with white oystermen as part of a prosperous local industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
That’s a systemic problem, noted Deni Henson, who grew up here in the 1960s, when the town of 41,000 was low-key and working-class, home to oystermen and crabbers.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2022
There was a guy named John Sherwood who would ply the Chesapeake Bay in his sloop and find these islands where the oystermen still spoke almost in Elizabethan dialect, and write these rhapsodic pictures.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2022
UConn’s Sea Grant also helped keep oystermen afloat by hiring them to rehabilitate the state’s natural beds.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021
The oystermen and sailors were prepared for them.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall
