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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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One repeat customer took delivery in early 2005 of Southern Way III, a 114-foot luxury sportfisherman designed by Ed Monk and engineered by Tim Nolan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Photo: Scott TaylorOn a cold, blustery january day, Dr. Barbara Block was in the cockpit of a pitching sportfisherman off the coast of North Carolina, braving some of the worst conditions of the Atlantic.

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

Here are the basic costs to re-power a 35-foot sportfisherman with diesels.

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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