lobsterperson
English
Etymology
lobster + person
Noun
lobsterperson
- A person who fishes for lobster.
- 1979, Lorraine L. Stubbs, The American Lobster, H̲o̲m̲a̲ṟu̲s̲ A̲m̲e̲ṟi̲c̲a̲ṉu̲s̲, page 35:
- Have a lobsterperson show the students how to knit bait bags and heads.
- 1997, CIO, Dec 15, 1997–Jan 1, 1998, volume 11, number 6
- Regular readers of humorist Dave Barry's column will recognize Skip as the ultracapable "painter, carpenter, roofer and lobsterperson" who is frequently called upon to repair Barry's house.
- 2011, Gernot Wagner, But Will the Planet Notice?, page 228:
- Linda Greenlaw wrote The Lobster Chronicles (Hyperion, 2002), a compelling memoir of “life on a very small island,” about her experience as a female lobsterperson in the local Lobstermen's Association.
- 2017, Delia Ephron, Siracusa, page 225:
- She's the only lobsterman, excuse me, lobsterperson who reeks of cigarettes.
Hyponyms
- (person who fishes for lobster): lobsterman, lobsterwoman