Etymology
Origin of shrimper
Vocabulary lists containing shrimper
Example Sentences
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James Blanchard, a fourth-generation shrimper, was prepared to hang up his nets because of collapsing prices caused by imports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
A fourth-generation resident and longtime shrimper, boat captain and owner, Futch hopes to reopen their business within a month and is confident the tourists will return.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
"If it's going to interfere with our daily routine, we cannot maximize our catch," says Captain Charlie Abner, who is a small boat fisherman and shrimper in the Southeast U.S.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2023
In Venice, a fishing town on the Mississippi River, shrimper Acy Cooper was up early Sunday to move his three shrimp boats from the harbor into the bayous nearby to ride out the storm.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2020
He looked across the river to Youman’s docks where a shrimper with a Coleman lantern lighting his deck prepared to cast off for the deep waters of St. Catherine’s Sound.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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