Meanings
- A person who fishes for lobster.
Have a lobsterperson show the students how to knit bait bags and heads.
1979, Lorraine L. Stubbs, The American Lobster, H̲o̲m̲a̲ṟu̲s̲ A̲m̲e̲ṟi̲c̲a̲ṉu̲s̲, page 353 more examples
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.
1997, CIO, Dec 15, 1997–Jan 1, 1998, volume 11, number 6Linda 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.
2011, Gernot Wagner, But Will the Planet Notice?, page 228She's the only lobsterman, excuse me, lobsterperson who reeks of cigarettes.
2017, Delia Ephron, Siracusa, page 225
Origin
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