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lobster en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔb.stəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈlɔb.stə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
• (US) audio
• [ˈlɔ̟b.stə] ~ [ˈlɞ̠b.stə] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈlɒb.stə/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈlɒb.stə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
• /ˈlɒb.stɚ/ (Canada)
• /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English loppestere, lopster, from Old English loppestre, lopustre, lopystre, of uncertain origin. Some believe it to be a corruption of Latin lō̆custa (“grasshopper, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre. In Latin, the phrase lō̆custa marīna (literally "sea-grasshopper") signified a type of crustacean (shrimp or lobster). Alternatively, from Old English lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop + -ster.

Meanings

1. Red-colored, especially from a sunburn.

Forms

Relateds

🦞 · shrimp · mudbug · crayfish · crawfish · prawn · yabby

Synonyms

red as a lobster

lobster en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔb.stəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈlɔb.stə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
• (US) audio
• [ˈlɔ̟b.stə] ~ [ˈlɞ̠b.stə] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈlɒb.stə/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈlɒb.stə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
• /ˈlɒb.stɚ/ (Canada)
• /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English loppestere, lopster, from Old English loppestre, lopustre, lopystre, of uncertain origin. Some believe it to be a corruption of Latin lō̆custa (“grasshopper, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre. In Latin, the phrase lō̆custa marīna (literally "sea-grasshopper") signified a type of crustacean (shrimp or lobster). Alternatively, from Old English lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop + -ster.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
2. (countable, uncountable) Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters: ▸ A spiny lobster, also called the rock lobster, a crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.
3. (countable, uncountable) Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters: ▸ A slipper lobster (a crustacean of the family Scyllaridae).
4. (countable, uncountable) Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters: ▸ A squat lobster.
5. (countable, historical, slang, uncountable) A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
   • […] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […] 1912, Ralph Davol, Two Men of Taunton: In the Course of Human Events, 1731-1829, page 214:
6. (countable, slang, uncountable) An Australian twenty-dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

Forms

Deriveds

common lobster · lobsterer · lobster box · lobsterboat · lobster palace · lobster sauce · mud lobster · lobster thermidor · tree lobster · raw lobster · squat lobster · lazy lobster · bight lobster · lobsterscope · sculpted lobster · unboiled lobster · the world is one's lobster · blue lobster · lobstery · lobsterish · clawed lobster · lobster louse · lobsterback · lobster prominent · China lobster · lobsterwoman · lobster pound · white lobster · American lobster · Andaman lobster · lobsterman · land lobster · lobster-tail pot · lobster sloop · northwest lobster · Formosa lobster · Maine lobster · lobster clasp · lobster scorpion · Japanese lobster · globster · mitten lobster · poor man's lobster · lobster-tailed pot · lobster Newberg · California lobster · lobster caterpillar · true lobster · mole lobster · Neptune lobster · spiny lobster · lobster moth · rock lobster · scorpion lobster · lobster trap · Cape lobster · slipper lobster · Siboga lobster · Norway lobster · lobster claw · lobster roll · lobster shift · New Zealand lobster · Bermuda lobster · lobsterling · furry lobster · lobsterlike · lobster pot · Caribbean lobster · European lobster · lobsterette · lobsterperson · reef lobster · velvet lobster · Arafura lobster · fan lobster · yeti lobster · lobster mushroom

Descendants

لابسٹر · لوبستر · lobster · ло́бстер · לאָבסטער · לוֹבְּסְטֶר · लॉब्स्टर · ロブスター · ล็อบสเตอร์ · ло́бстер

Hyponyms

spiny lobster (crustacean in Palinuridae) · cray (crustacean in Palinuridae) · rock lobster (crustacean in Palinuridae) · langouste (crustacean in Palinuridae)

Synonyms

sea locust (crustacean) · lobsterback (British soldier) · redcoat (British soldier)

Translations (160)

be ама́р (crustacean) · cy cimwch (crustacean) · lb Homard (crustacean) · ug چوڭ راك (crustacean) · izh krapu (crustacean) · ja オーマル ロブスター (crustacean) · so argoosto (crustacean) · ru ло́бстер (crustacean) · is humar (crustacean) · ms udang kara (crustacean) · hil karitot (crustacean) · ml കൊഞ്ച് (crustacean) · eo omaro (crustacean) · sh ја̏стог (crustacean) · mk ја́стог (crustacean) · et homaar (crustacean) · pl homar (crustacean) · uk ома́р (crustacean) · kw legest (crustacean) · nv tónteel chʼoshtsoh bíláshgaantsohí (crustacean) · hi झींगा मछली (crustacean) · pdt Humma (crustacean) · gl lagosta (crustacean) · oc ligombau (crustacean) · th ล็อบสเตอร์ (crustacean) · ky омар (crustacean) · it astice (crustacean) · grc κάμμαρος (crustacean) · yi לאָבסטער (crustacean) · nn hummar (crustacean) · ja イセエビ (crustacean) · enm loppestere (crustacean) · hu homár (crustacean) · vi tôm hùm (crustacean) · bn গলদা (crustacean) · lb Hummer (crustacean) · uk ло́бстер (crustacean) · ceb banagan (crustacean) · sk morský rak (crustacean) · km បង្កងសៅទាវ (crustacean) · bg ома́р (crustacean) · fa روبیان (crustacean) · nl hommer (crustacean) · sv hummer (crustacean) · sq gaforre e madhe (crustacean) · es llocántaro (crustacean) · nb hummer (crustacean) · wyi darrak (-burrong) (crustacean) · hy օմար (crustacean) · mrw odang (crustacean) · fy kreeft (crustacean) · ur لابسٹر (crustacean) · vo humar (crustacean) · nl zeekreeft (crustacean) · br legestr (crustacean) · io homardo (crustacean) · ajp لوبستر (crustacean) · ka ასთაკვი (crustacean) · ka ლობსტერი (crustacean) · id udang laut (crustacean) · la astacus (crustacean) · fo hummari (crustacean) · sh hlȃp (crustacean) · it aragosta (crustacean) · la cammarus (crustacean) · es pigua (crustacean) · ga gliomach (crustacean) · cmn 龍蝦 /龙虾 (crustacean) · gl lumbrigante (crustacean) · es langosta (crustacean) · wyi duyang (crustacean) · uz omar (crustacean) · fa خرچنگ دریایی (crustacean) · war banagan (crustacean) · mic jagej (crustacean) · lo ກຸ້ງໃຫຍ່ (crustacean) · cy cimychiaid (crustacean) · nl kreeft (crustacean) · my ပုဇွန်ထုတ်ကြီး (crustacean) · el αστακός (crustacean) · eu otarraina (crustacean) · wyi bunggan-gulum (crustacean) · sco lapster (crustacean) · ja 伊勢海老 (crustacean) · ca llagosta (crustacean) · wyi kur-rite (crustacean) · cmn 海螯蝦 /海螯虾 (crustacean) · yue 龍蝦 /龙虾 (crustacean) · ia homaro (crustacean) · afb أم الربيان (crustacean) · so xayawaan (crustacean) · af kreef (crustacean) · nrf honmard (crustacean) · lv omārs (crustacean) · tr ıstakoz (crustacean) · it gambero di mare (crustacean) · hil kiritot (crustacean) · sh jȁstog (crustacean) · es lobagante (crustacean) · cs humr (crustacean) · he לוֹבְּסְטֶר (crustacean) · ko 가재 (crustacean) · fr langouste (crustacean) · as ডাঙৰ মিছামাছ (crustacean) · pt lagosta (crustacean) · hil lukon (crustacean) · bho झींगा (crustacean) · mt awwista (crustacean) · ht oma (crustacean) · ar كَرْكَنْد (crustacean) · gd giomach (crustacean) · km បង្កងសមុទ្រ (crustacean) · ko 바닷가재 (crustacean) · es bogavante (crustacean) · grc ἀστακός (crustacean) · lus kaikuang (crustacean) · yi ראַק (crustacean) · ast llocántaru (crustacean) · ang loppestre (crustacean) · tk omar (crustacean) · gl lubrigante (crustacean) · ast bugre (crustacean) · tg харчанги баҳрӣ (crustacean) · wuu 龍蝦 /龙虾 (crustacean) · th กุ้งมังกร (crustacean) · it lupicante (crustacean) · gv gimmagh (crustacean) · abe sôga (crustacean) · sh хла̑п (crustacean) · az xərçəng (crustacean) · ca escamarlà (crustacean) · yi האָמאַר (crustacean) · fi hummeri (crustacean) · sl jástog (crustacean) · duo lobugen (crustacean) · ms bekara (Labuan) (crustacean) · dv އިހި (crustacean) · lt omaras (crustacean) · kk омар (crustacean) · da hummer (crustacean) · ka კიბო (crustacean) · bdg kulakng (crustacean) · ca llamàntol (crustacean) · sq karavidhe (crustacean) · mfe omar (crustacean) · vi tôm rồng (crustacean) · de Hummer (crustacean) · fr homard (crustacean) · tl ulang (crustacean) · es lubigante (crustacean) · haw ula (crustacean) · id lobster (crustacean) · co gàmbaru (crustacean) · lo ໂກ່ມ (crustacean) · az omar (crustacean) · ru ома́р (crustacean) · arz استاكوزا (crustacean) · ro homar (crustacean) · to uo (crustacean) · za duzlungzyah (crustacean)

lobster en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔb.stəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈlɔb.stə/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
• (US) audio
• [ˈlɔ̟b.stə] ~ [ˈlɞ̠b.stə] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈlɒb.stə/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈlɒb.stə/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
• /ˈlɒb.stɚ/ (Canada)
• /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English loppestere, lopster, from Old English loppestre, lopustre, lopystre, of uncertain origin. Some believe it to be a corruption of Latin lō̆custa (“grasshopper, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre. In Latin, the phrase lō̆custa marīna (literally "sea-grasshopper") signified a type of crustacean (shrimp or lobster). Alternatively, from Old English lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop + -ster.

Meanings

1. To fish for lobsters.

Forms