plural crabbers
: someone or something that crabs: such as
a
: someone who fishes for crabs
The crabber sorts the harvest in his cramped boat.—
Tom Horton
Tom HortonRestrictions on crabbing are at best a holding action, the watermen say. "They can't regulate the crabs, so they regulate the crabber,"…—Peter McGrath
Peter McGrath
b
: a boat engaged in crab fishing
Barcott said the vessel was used as a crabber and also as a tender for other summer fisheries.—Hal Bernton
Hal Bernton
: a crabby or grouchy person : crab entry 3
The greatest crabber in history, … he spent his last decades living with his sister and being crabby.—NPR
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
In addition, the DFW recorded 14 whale entanglements with fishing gear from May 17 to Oct. 20 of this year, four of them from commercial crabbers, one more than would prompt the end of the rest of a season.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2018, the commercial season began without a hitch although recreational crabbers had to postpone their fishing.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Brown spends time with some of these longtime crabbers, like Marcos Ruiz, who are trying to support their families and preserve their way of life.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2024
Despite the menu’s evolution, 99% of the ingredients remain local, honoring the bounty of shrimpers, oyster fishermen, crabbers, and farmers who define Southern Louisiana cuisine.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Photo : Courtesy of Orsay Sea Salt Orsay Sea Salt
Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Scottish crabber and lobsterman Ashley Hock used to bring home jugs of seawater at the end of the day for his wife, Anna, to boil down into homemade salt.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 27 July 2024
On the surface, there’s not much that links the Chesapeake Bay to the Blackfoot Valley, a slice of western Montana known for cattle ranches and grizzly bears, not crabbers and oystermen.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
In 2018, the commercial season began without a hitch, although recreational crabbers had to postpone their fishing.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Washington has allocated $12 million to fight the invaders, Oregon encourages crabbers to harvest up to 35 of them a day.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
In addition, the DFW recorded 14 whale entanglements with fishing gear from May 17 to Oct. 20 of this year, four of them from commercial crabbers, one more than would prompt the end of the rest of a season.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2018, the commercial season began without a hitch although recreational crabbers had to postpone their fishing.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Brown spends time with some of these longtime crabbers, like Marcos Ruiz, who are trying to support their families and preserve their way of life.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2024
Despite the menu’s evolution, 99% of the ingredients remain local, honoring the bounty of shrimpers, oyster fishermen, crabbers, and farmers who define Southern Louisiana cuisine.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Photo : Courtesy of Orsay Sea Salt Orsay Sea Salt
Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Scottish crabber and lobsterman Ashley Hock used to bring home jugs of seawater at the end of the day for his wife, Anna, to boil down into homemade salt.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 27 July 2024
On the surface, there’s not much that links the Chesapeake Bay to the Blackfoot Valley, a slice of western Montana known for cattle ranches and grizzly bears, not crabbers and oystermen.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
In 2018, the commercial season began without a hitch, although recreational crabbers had to postpone their fishing.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Crabber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crabber. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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