lobsterman

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Etymology

lobster +‎ -man

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)mən/
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Noun

lobsterman (plural lobstermen)

  1. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
    Hyponyms: lobsterwoman, lobsterman
    Synonym: lobsterer
    Hypernyms: fisher, fisherman
    1. A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.
      Coordinate term: lobsterwoman
      Hypernyms: fisherman, lobsterman
  2. (fiction) A fictional alien or monster that looks like a lobster/human hybrid.
    • 2014, Gerald M. Berkowitz, American Drama of the Twentieth Century:
      So they are unprepared when the lobsterman, in a symbolic evolutionary leap, cracks his shell and steps out as the rock superman; and, unappreciated, he is left to attempt suicide at the end.
    • 2016, Thomas Kent Miller, Mars in the Movies: A History:
      The movie nods to Robot Monster by giving the lobsterman a sidekick who is a gorilla with a space helmet.
    • 2018, Michael Eury, “Irwin Allen: Voyage to the Bottom of...the Barrel??”, in RetroFan, volume 3, page 33:
      As the show progressed during its second season, the Cold War villains disappeared and Voyage settled into an entertaining, kid-friendly “monster of the week” formula, with the Seaview crew encountering aquatic beasts, ghosts, aliens, dinosaurs, an evil brain, a lobsterman, an ancient alchemist, and even a werewolf.
    • 2020, Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays, page 42:
      Poor Lobsterman. Out there living among regular men with regular hands. Misunderstood. Impaired, Shunned.

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Translations

fisher who specializes in lobster — see lobsterer

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