groundfisherman
groundfisherman noun: a person who fishes for groundfish.
Noun
groundfisherman (plural groundfishermen)
- A person who fishes for groundfish
- As his crew hoisted buckets of gray sole and monkfish onto the docks at the Portland Fish Exchange on a recent morning, Mr. Alexander, the groundfisherman, said he never thought he would sell his catch outside the state where his father and grandfather had fished.2007 February 28, Ariel Sabar, “Battle in Maine Pits Lobstermen Against Fishermen”, in New York Times
Forms of groundfisherman
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Questions about groundfisherman
- What does groundfisherman mean?
- Groundfisherman means a person who fishes for groundfish.
- What part of speech is groundfisherman?
- Groundfisherman is a noun.
- What is the plural of groundfisherman?
- The plural of groundfisherman is groundfishermen.
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