Etymology
Origin of shrimper
Vocabulary lists containing shrimper
Example Sentences
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“The amount of shrimp was not a problem,” said Blanchard, a fourth-generation shrimper who routinely hauls in north of 30,000 flash-frozen pounds on a two-week trip.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
"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
The song is a biography of Captain Tony himself, the late Anthony Tarracino, a shrimper and a gambler and a gunrunner who ran for mayor of Key West and won.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022
Outside of Dulac, 45-year-old shrimper Jay Breaux stood in front of his home, snapped open by the storm.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021
If it doesn’t, you can blame the shrimper who was supposed to mail it for me when he got to port.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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