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shrimper

shrimper noun: one who fishes for or catches shrimp.

Noun (1)

shrimper (plural shrimpers)

  1. One who fishes for or catches shrimp.
    • Many shrimpers complain that the crabbers place their traps too close together and that they can't go between the traps without snagging their nets.1989, National Fisherman, volumes 70-71, page 26
    • On Monday, Mr. Luong, a Vietnamese immigrant who has been working in Bayou La Batre as a shrimper, and his wife, Ngoc Phan, 23, contacted the police to report that their children were missing, Chief Joyner said.2008 January 10, Brenda Goodman, “4 Children Flung From Bridge, Police Say”, in New York Times
  2. A boat used in fishing for shrimp.

Noun (2) capitalized: Shrimper

Shrimper (plural Shrimpers)

  1. someone connected with Southend United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Forms of shrimper

pluralshrimpers
pluralShrimpers

Origin of shrimper

From shrimp + -er.

Questions about shrimper

What does shrimper mean?
Shrimper means one who fishes for or catches shrimp.
What part of speech is shrimper?
Shrimper is a noun.
What is the plural of shrimper?
The plural of shrimper is shrimpers.

Words near shrimper in the dictionary

  1. shrimpboats
  2. shrimpburger
  3. shrimpburgers
  4. shrimped
  5. shrimped up
  6. shrimper
  7. shrimperies
  8. shrimpers
  9. shrimpery
  10. shrimpfish
  11. shrimpfishes

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