"lobsterman" meaning in All languages combined

See lobsterman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)mən/ Audio: En-us-lobster-man.ogg [US] Forms: lobstermen [plural]
Etymology: lobster + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lobster|man}} lobster + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|lobstermen}} lobsterman (plural lobstermen)
  1. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters. Categories (topical): Male people, Occupations, People Synonyms: lobsterer
    Sense id: en-lobsterman-en-noun-VNCDQpPr Disambiguation of Male people: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 43 43 14 Disambiguation of People: 40 40 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 38 38 23
  2. A fisherman (male or female) for lobsters.
    A male fisher of lobster, masculine of lobsterwoman.
    Categories (topical): Male people, Occupations, People Synonyms: lobsterer
    Sense id: en-lobsterman-en-noun-h1GYIq9i Disambiguation of Male people: 47 47 6 Disambiguation of Occupations: 43 43 14 Disambiguation of People: 40 40 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 38 38 23
  3. (fiction) A fictional alien or monster that looks like a lobster/human hybrid. Categories (topical): Fiction, Occupations, People Translations (fictional alien): hummerimies (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-lobsterman-en-noun-MqklGcei Disambiguation of Occupations: 43 43 14 Disambiguation of People: 40 40 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 38 38 23 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing Disambiguation of 'fictional alien': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lobster-man, lobster man Related terms: fisherman Coordinate_terms: lobsterwoman, lobsterperson

Inflected forms

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