groundfisherman

plural groundfishermen

1. A person who fishes for groundfish

   As his crew hoisted buckets of gray sole and monkfish onto the docks at the Portland Fish Exchange on a recent morning, Mr. Alexander, the groundfisherman, said he never thought he would sell his catch outside the state where his father and grandfather had fished.

   2007 February 28, Ariel Sabar, “Battle in Maine Pits Lobstermen Against Fishermen”, in New York Times