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lobsterman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)mən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English lobster Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English lobsterman From lobster + -man.

Meanings

1. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
2. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters. ▸ A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.
3. A fictional alien or monster that looks like a lobster/human hybrid.
   • 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. 2014, Gerald M. Berkowitz, American Drama of the Twentieth Century:
   • The movie nods to Robot Monster by giving the lobsterman a sidekick who is a gorilla with a space helmet. 2016, Thomas Kent Miller, Mars in the Movies: A History:
   • Poor Lobsterman. Out there living among regular men with regular hands. Misunderstood. Impaired, Shunned. 2020, Mary Laura Philpott, I Miss You When I Blink: Essays, page 42:
   • 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. 2018, Michael Eury, “Irwin Allen: Voyage to the Bottom of...the Barrel??”, in RetroFan, volume 3, page 33:

Forms

Coordinates

lobsterwoman · lobsterwoman · lobsterperson

Hypernyms

fisher · fisherman · fisherman · lobsterman · fisher

Relateds

fisherman

Synonyms

lobsterer · lobsterer

Translations (1)

fi hummerimies (fictional alien)

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