shrimper

[ shrim-per ]
/ ˈʃrɪm pər /

noun

a shrimp fisherman.
a boat used for shrimping.
Informal. a shrimp.

Origin of shrimper

First recorded in 1850–55; shrimp + -er1

Words nearby shrimper

Example sentences from the Web for shrimper

  • He was evidently a fisherman or a shrimper, and his movements had all the strangeness of some long-legged aquatic bird.