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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

Example Sentences

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During Wilma, a sportfisherman on the hard was taken down by her tender, which was dislodged from its cradle on the foredeck.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is your boat a coastal cruiser that can run offshore, or do you have a large tournament sportfisherman that you campaign in faraway places?

From Time Magazine Archive

The most famous was Pilar, a 38-foot sportfisherman built for Ernest Hemingway in 1934 at a cost of $7,455.

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

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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