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lobsterwoman

/ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)wʊmən/

lobsterwoman noun: a female fisher for lobsters, Female equivalent of lobsterman.

Noun

lobsterwoman (plural lobsterwomen)

  1. A female fisher for lobsters, Female equivalent of lobsterman.
    • Maybe I'll become a lobsterwoman.2005, Karen V. Siplin, Such a Girl, page 305
    • The author (and lobsterwoman) Linda Greenlaw, about to depart on a book tour for her new mystery, admitted to me that Mr. Obama’s emergence as the Democratic nominee was a historic, awe-inspiring moment —— not that she’s going to vote for him.2008 June 22, Jennifer Finney Boylan, “A Political Shell Game”, in New York Times
  2. A female alien or monster that appears like a hybrid of a human and a lobster.
    • Pat's looks like a washerwoman, and mine, which I like the best, is a lobsterwoman with a lobsterbaby on her lap.1996, Joan MacCracken, The Sun, the Rain, and the Insulin: Growing Up with Diabetes, page 210
    • 'You can't be Pamela Macx,' says Pierre, his back to the wall, keeping the sword point before the lobsterwoman-thing.2010, Charles Stross, Accelerando

Examples of lobsterwoman in a sentence

  • Marian wished for the moment that she'd gone with her father long ago and become a lobsterwoman, running a boat of her own.2015, Theodore Weesner, Harbor Lights:
  • The low-budget 1964 horror movie Vengeance of the Lobsterwoman provided Meryl Streep with her first starring role, opposite Roger Moore who played the Lobsterwoman.2013, Graeme Garden, Jon Naismith, The Unbelievable Truth, page 185:

Forms of lobsterwoman

plurallobsterwomen
alternative formlobster-woman
alternative formlobster woman

Origin of lobsterwoman

From lobster + -woman, modelled after lobsterman.

Questions about lobsterwoman

What does lobsterwoman mean?
Lobsterwoman means a female fisher for lobsters, Female equivalent of lobsterman.
How do you use lobsterwoman in a sentence?
Marian wished for the moment that she'd gone with her father long ago and become a lobsterwoman, running a boat of her own.
What part of speech is lobsterwoman?
Lobsterwoman is a noun.
How do you pronounce lobsterwoman?
Lobsterwoman is pronounced /ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)wʊmən/.
What is the plural of lobsterwoman?
The plural of lobsterwoman is lobsterwomen.

Words near lobsterwoman in the dictionary

  1. lobsters
  2. lobsterscope
  3. lobsterscopes
  4. lobstersona
  5. lobstersonas
  6. lobsterwoman
  7. lobsterwomen
  8. lobstery
  9. lobstick
  10. lobsticks
  11. lobtail

Source and license

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