scalloper

[ skol-uh-per, skal- ]

/ ˈskɒl ə pər, ˈskæl- /

a person or thing that scallops.

Origin of scalloper

First recorded in 1880–85; scallop + -er¹

Licenses costing $1 are required by the selectmen of every scalloper.

A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts |Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
The scalloper, wading in the shallow water, gathers the scallops from the flats by shoving the pusher among the eel grass.

A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts |Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
For the two seasons previous to 1907-08 every scalloper was required to have a license.

A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts |Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
Shellfish permits costing $2 are required of every scalloper.

A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts |Commissioners on Fisheries and Game

The scalloper, wading on the flats at low tide, gathers the scallops by shoving the "pusher" among the eel grass.

A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts |Commissioners on Fisheries and Game