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shellcracker

shellcracker

8.4
A person who opens hard shells of nuts or shellfish for food
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɛlˌkrækər/
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  • As a skilled shellcracker, she could open dozens of pecans in just a few minutes.

Examples

  • At the restaurant, the shellcracker demonstrated the best way to open crab shells without making a mess.

  • The shellcracker worked quickly to prepare the oysters for the guests at the seafood festival.

  • The shellcracker opened the crab with ease.

  • Many shellcrackers work in seafood restaurants.

  • The shellcracker worked quickly to prepare the oysters for the guests at the seafood festival.

  • Many shellcrackers work in seafood restaurants to provide fresh seafood.

  • As a skilled shellcracker, she could open dozens of pecans in just a few minutes.

Synonyms

shucker
vsshellcracker
1 6.5

A person or tool that removes shells from oysters and husks from corn

cracks or opens shells of nuts or shellfish rather than removing husks
sheller
vsshellcracker
1 5.8

A person or machine that removes the outer covering of peas

is a person who cracks shells as a job rather than a machine

Surface Forms

shellcracker singular
shellcrackers plural

Morphology

shellcracker = shell + cracker (transparent) = shell + cracker

Clear compound meaning 'a person who cracks shells' formed from productive English words.

Etymology

Shellcracker is formed from shell + cracker; a shellcracker is a person whose job or task is to crack open the hard shells of nuts or shellfish, so the word tells you the role directly.