shrimper

American  

[shrim-per] / ˈʃrɪm pər /

noun

1. a shrimp fisherman.

2. a boat used for shrimping.

3. Informal. a shrimp.

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Etymology

Origin of shrimper

First recorded in 1850–55; shrimp + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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

“I held onto that tree for three hours,” said his nephew Shaun Hunte, 55, a part-time shrimper.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

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