shrimper

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noun

One who fishes for or catches shrimp.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

shrimper1

nounshrimper (plural shrimpers)

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
    1 more example

    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.

Shrimper2

nounShrimper (plural Shrimpers)

plural Shrimpers

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

Origin

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APA

shrimper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimper

MLA

“shrimper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrimper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimper.

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