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schoolmaster

schoolmaster

9.3
A food fish that lives near reefs in warm Caribbean waters
  • noun
  • /ˈskuːlˌmæs.tər/
  • Specialized
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  • Many fishermen target the schoolmaster for its delicious taste.

Examples

  • The chef prepared grilled schoolmaster with a spicy Caribbean sauce for dinner.

  • The schoolmaster.

    Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

  • While snorkeling, we spotted a large schoolmaster swimming near the coral reef.

Synonyms

Lutjanus apodus
vsschoolmaster
  • Specialized
9.9

A fish like a snapper that lives in warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters and is eaten

describes it as a food fish commonly found near reefs

Surface Forms

schoolmaster singular
schoolmasters plural

Morphology

schoolmaster = school + master (opaque) = school + master

Although the form is 'school' + 'master', the fish name is a conventional common name not derivable in meaning from the components by a typical learner.

Etymology

Schoolmaster (the fish) is a common name that plays on school + master, as if a 'master' of a school of fish. A helpful way to remember it is that this snapper is often seen near reefs in groups, so people imagined a fish that stands out or leads the school.