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lobsterperson

noun

Etymology

From lobster + person.

  1. derived from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — “mask”
  2. derived from persōna — “mask used by actor; role, part, character”
  3. derived from parsone
  4. inherited from persoun
  5. compounded as lobsterperson — “lobster + person”

Definitions

  1. A person who fishes for lobster.

    • Have a lobsterperson show the students how to knit bait bags and heads.
    • 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.
    • 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.

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