lobsterman

English

Alternative forms

• lobster-man, lobster man

Etymology

From lobster +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)mən/

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Noun

lobsterman (plural lobstermen)

1. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.

   Hyponyms: lobsterwoman, lobsterman

   Synonym: lobsterer

   Hypernyms: fisher, fisherman

   1. A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.

      Coordinate term: lobsterwoman

      Hypernyms: fisherman, lobsterman

2. (fiction) A fictional alien or monster that looks like a lobster/human hybrid.
   • 2014, Gerald M. Berkowitz, American Drama of the Twentieth Century:

     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.

   • 2016, Thomas Kent Miller, Mars in the Movies: A History:

     The movie nods to Robot Monster by giving the lobsterman a sidekick who is a gorilla with a space helmet.

   • 2018, Michael Eury, “Irwin Allen: Voyage to the Bottom of...the Barrel??”, in RetroFan, volume 3, page 33:

     As the show progressed during its second season, the Cold War villains disappeared and Voyage settled into an entertaining, kid-friendly “monster of the week” formula, with the Seaview crew encountering aquatic beasts, ghosts, aliens, dinosaurs, an evil brain, a lobsterman, an ancient alchemist, and even a werewolf.

   • 2020, Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays, page 42:

     Poor Lobsterman. Out there living among regular men with regular hands. Misunderstood. Impaired, Shunned.

Coordinate terms

• lobsterwoman
• lobsterperson

Related terms

• fisherman

 

Translations

fisher who specializes in lobster — see lobsterer

fictional alien

• Finnish: hummerimies

person who likes lobster

Anagrams

• Lambertons, Lambertson