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sportfisherman

American  
[spawrt-fish-er-muhn, spohrt-] / ˈspɔrtˌfɪʃ ər mən, ˈspoʊrt- /

noun

  1. a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.


Etymology

Origin of sportfisherman

First recorded in 1965–70; sport + fisherman

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During Wilma, a sportfisherman on the hard was taken down by her tender, which was dislodged from its cradle on the foredeck.

From Time Magazine Archive

The 52 is built with a self-bailing cockpit and can be ordered with everything a serious sportfisherman wants, within easy reach.

From Time Magazine Archive

For this reason Manuel, who has numerous tournament wins to his credit, routinely tweaks his 57-foot Island Boat Works sportfisherman.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its sheerline follows sportfisherman style, reverse in the forward section dropping down to a level run aft; the half-round varnished teak toe rail emphasizes this.

From Time Magazine Archive

The gleaming sportfisherman was tied stem-first to a wooden dock, where a monster blue marlin hung glassyeyed from a tall pole.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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