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lobsterman

noun
/ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)mən/

Etymology

From lobster + -man.

  1. derived from lobbe
  2. derived from lō̆custa — “grasshopper, locust”
  3. inherited from loppestre
  4. inherited from loppestere
  5. suffixed as lobsterman — “lobster + man”

Definitions

  1. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.

  2. A fictional alien or monster that looks like a lobster/human hybrid.

    • 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.
    • The movie nods to Robot Monster by giving the lobsterman a sidekick who is a gorilla with a space helmet.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA