Etymology
Origin of shrimper
Vocabulary lists containing shrimper
Example Sentences
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It’s all he ever wanted to do, since he was around 12 years old and accompanied his father, a mailman and part-time shrimper, as he spent weekends trawling the marshy waters off Louisiana.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 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
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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