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noun
A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: lobsterer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fisher, fisherman
noun
A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: lobsterer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fisher, fisherman, lobsterman
noun
A fictional alien or monster that looks like a lobster/human hybrid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person whose occupation is catching lobsters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
History
Etymology tree English lobster Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English lobsterman From lobster + -man.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
