lobsterman

noun

lob·​ster·​man ˈläb-stər-mən How to pronounce lobsterman (audio)
: one whose business is lobstering

Examples of lobsterman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One lobsterman spoke to an official and checked the location to see if the missing man was there. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024 Five lobstermen who are members of a lobster fishing union filed their lawsuit in federal court last week. Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024 In 2021, the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a biological opinion about the state of the right whale population that set forward a plan to reduce their deaths, including a rule to force Maine’s lobstermen to start using different, more expensive gear to reduce entanglement of the whales. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 News Center Maine, an NBC News affiliate, identified the lobsterman as Manny Kourinos. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023 Some first responders were shuttled off the island by a lobsterman, St. George Fire and Rescue said. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024 Once he was found, a lobstermen named Ryan Miller helped shuttle off the remaining responders from the island around 8 p.m. St. George Fire Rescue noted that the rescue, which had a happy ending, also held an important lesson. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024 The tracking devices were issued to Maine lobstermen using congressional funding, state officials said. Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024 The lobsterman pulled the person out and helped bring them to the boat launch, WGME said. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lobsterman was in 1881

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“Lobsterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobsterman. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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