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jiggerman

9.9

A person who catches fish by moving a small lure up and down to attract them

noun
/ˈdʒɪɡərˌmæn/

Jargon

: pescador

Every winter, the local jiggerman heads to the frozen lake to fish through the ice.

Examples

The skilled jiggerman caught several trout using his favorite lure.
As a dedicated jiggerman, he always keeps a variety of jigs in his tackle box.
The jiggerman caught several fish yesterday.
Many jiggermen prefer fishing at dawn.
The experienced jiggerman cast his line into the water, hoping to catch some trout.
On the lake, the jiggerman skillfully used his lure to draw in hungry fish.
Every summer, a local jiggerman teaches kids how to catch fish with jigs at the park.

Synonyms

fisherman

vsjiggerman

186 1.0

A person who catches fish for a living

focuses on a specific lure technique rather than general commercial catching

fisher

vsjiggerman

45 2.7

A person who catches fish for a living

is narrower, applying to a particular lure technique rather than general fishing

angler

vsjiggerman

28 3.5

A person who fishes with a rod and line for pleasure

uses a small weighted lure attracted by jerky motion rather than a hook alone

troller

vsjiggerman

Specialized

2 7.7

A person who catches fish by pulling lines with hooks behind a moving boat

uses a small jig lure moved vertically rather than towing a line behind

trawler

vsjiggerman

2 4.6

A person who catches fish by pulling a large net through the sea

uses a hand or rod lure technique rather than any netting method

fisherperson

vsjiggerman

1 3.4

A person who catches fish for work or as a hobby

names a particular way of catching fish using a small weighted lure

netter

vsjiggerman

1 4.4

A person who catches fish or animals using a net

uses an individual lure method rather than capturing with nets

fisherboy

vsjiggerman

1 4.6

A young person who catches fish for work or for fun

refers to an adult practice using a particular small lure technique

sport fisherman

vsjiggerman

3.3

A person who fishes for fun or in contests, not to sell fish

carries out the same activity but with a specific lure method

fishman

vsjiggerman

7.4

A person who catches or sells fish

refers mainly to catching with a particular lure rather than selling fish

seiner

vsjiggerman

Specialized

7.5

A person or boat that catches fish with a large net

relies on a small lure technique not on surrounding fish with a net

Surface Forms

jiggerman singular

jiggermen plural

Morphology

jiggerman = jigger + man (transparent) = jigger + man

Formed from 'jigger' in the sense of someone who jig-fishes (uses a jig) + 'man', so the meaning 'person who jig-fishes' is directly transparent.

Etymology

Jiggerman can also come from jig ('a small weighted lure' used in fishing) and man ('person'). So a jiggerman is someone who fishes by moving a jig 'up and down' to attract fish.