"lobsterwoman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɒbstə(ɹ)wʊmən/ Audio: En-us-lobsterwoman.ogg [US] Forms: lobsterwomen [plural]
Etymology: From lobster + -woman, modelled after lobsterman. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|lobster|woman}} lobster + -woman, {{m|en|lobsterman}} lobsterman Head templates: {{en-noun|lobsterwomen}} lobsterwoman (plural lobsterwomen)
  1. A female fisher for lobsters, female equivalent of lobsterman.
    Sense id: en-lobsterwoman-en-noun-wsaLZqv0 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -woman Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -woman: 49 51
  2. (fiction) A female alien or monster that appears like a hybrid of a human and a lobster. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-lobsterwoman-en-noun-ScWmT3~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -woman Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -woman: 49 51 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lobster-woman, lobster woman Related terms: fisherwoman, lobsterer, lobsterman, lobsterperson

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