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lobsterman

[lob-ster-muhn] / ˈlɒb stər mən /
NOUN
fisherman
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My current hours are closer to those of a Maine lobsterman or a drive-time DJ.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Another Maine lobsterman, Nick Lemieux, said he and his sons have had nearly 200 traps stolen in recent years – and he blames their rivals to the north.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2025

I mean, the head of the Republican Party in the state legislature is like a career lobsterman.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2024

Billy Bob Faulkingham, House Republican leader of the Maine Legislature, and another lobsterman survived after their boat overturned while hauling traps ahead of the storm Friday, officials said.

From Seattle Times Sep. 16, 2023

The lobsterman caught it, called his thanks and gave the Pet a final shove that carried her past him.

From The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea by Penrose, Margaret

His boat tour is one of many available across Maine, which range from straightforwardly commercial operations to outings led by small-town lobstermen who welcome occasional passengers for a fee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He noted that the federal contribution to rebuild the breakwater, which creates the inner harbor that allows fishermen and lobstermen to work, was $6 million.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

The injuries have been caused when lobstermen have been caught up in each other's lines.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2025

Boatyards lost equipment in harbor-side machine shops; some of the state’s 4,000 to 4,500 lobstermen lost hundreds of traps.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

It contained interviews with fishermen and lobstermen and a story told by an old captain of a fishing schooner, who was spending his declining years in a dilapidated shack by the seashore.

From Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia by Netherton, Nan




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