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shellfisherman

noun

Etymology

From shell + fisherman.

  1. inherited from *fiskārijaz✻ — “fisher”
  2. inherited from fisċere — “fisher”
  3. inherited from fischer
  4. suffixed as fisherman — “fisher + man”
  5. compounded as shellfisherman — “shell + fisherman”

Definitions

  1. A person who attempts to catch shellfish.

  2. A person whose profession is catching shellfish.

The neighborhood

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