lobsterman
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lobsterman (plural lobstermen)
- A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
- Hyponyms: lobsterwoman, lobsterman
- Synonym: lobsterer
- Hypernyms: fisher, fisherman
- A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.
- Coordinate term: lobsterwoman
- Hypernyms: fisherman, lobsterman
- (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.
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fisher who specializes in lobster — see lobsterer
person who likes lobster