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shrimpers

shrimpers

3.4
People who catch or farm shrimp and the boats they use
  • noun
  • /ˈʃrɪmpərz/
translation icon : camaróneros
  • Local shrimpers sell their catch at the market, providing fresh seafood to the community.

Examples

  • They want to stay out in the, there's a dividing line between the shrimpers out here and it's stone crabbers.

  • Every morning, the shrimpers head out on their boats, ready to catch their daily haul.

  • You know, we also have references to shrimpers or or frost giants in Old Norse.

  • The shrimpers worked hard all night to harvest the fresh shrimp from the sea.

Synonyms

shrimper
vsshrimpers
4 4.4

A person who catches shrimp for a living

is broader, covering people, farms, or boats used for catching those crustaceans

Surface Forms

shrimpers plural
shrimper singular

Morphology

shrimpers = shrimper (transparent) = shrimp + er + s

The final step is a regular plural '-s' attached to the clearly formed agent noun 'shrimper'.

Etymology

Shrimpers comes from shrimp, a word that once meant 'small' or 'shrunken', and a helpful way to remember this is to think of shrink. A shrimper is simply someone who catches or farms shrimp, and the name is also used for the boats they use.