lobsterperson

English

Etymology

From lobster +‎ person.

Noun

lobsterperson

1. A person who fishes for lobster.
   • 1979, Lorraine L. Stubbs, The American Lobster, H̲o̲m̲a̲ṟu̲s̲ A̲m̲e̲ṟi̲c̲a̲ṉu̲s̲, page 35:

     Have a lobsterperson show the students how to knit bait bags and heads.

   • 1997, CIO, Dec 15, 1997–Jan 1, 1998, volume 11, number 6

     Regular readers of humorist Dave Barry's column will recognize Skip as the ultracapable "painter, carpenter, roofer and lobsterperson" who is frequently called upon to repair Barry's house.

   • 2011, Gernot Wagner, But Will the Planet Notice?, page 228:

     Linda Greenlaw wrote The Lobster Chronicles (Hyperion, 2002), a compelling memoir of “life on a very small island,” about her experience as a female lobsterperson in the local Lobstermen's Association.

   • 2017, Delia Ephron, Siracusa, page 225:

     She's the only lobsterman, excuse me, lobsterperson who reeks of cigarettes.

Hyponyms

• (person who fishes for lobster): lobsterman, lobsterwoman