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lobsterman

/ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)mən/

lobsterman noun: a fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.

Noun

lobsterman (plural lobstermen)

  1. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
    Synonyms:
    lobsterer
    1. A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.
  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.2014, Gerald M. Berkowitz, American Drama of the Twentieth Century
    • The movie nods to Robot Monster by giving the lobsterman a sidekick who is a gorilla with a space helmet.2016, Thomas Kent Miller, Mars in the Movies: A History

Synonyms of lobsterman

Forms of lobsterman

plurallobstermen
alternative formlobster-man
alternative formlobster man

Origin of lobsterman

From lobster + -man.

Questions about lobsterman

What does lobsterman mean?
Lobsterman means a fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
What part of speech is lobsterman?
Lobsterman is a noun.
How do you pronounce lobsterman?
Lobsterman is pronounced /ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)mən/.
What is the plural of lobsterman?
The plural of lobsterman is lobstermen.

Words near lobsterman in the dictionary

  1. lobsterish
  2. lobsterless
  3. lobsterlike
  4. lobsterling
  5. lobsterlings
  6. lobsterman
  7. lobstermen
  8. lobsterperson
  9. lobsterpot
  10. lobsterpots
  11. lobsters

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