shrimper
(ˈʃrɪmpə(r))
[f. shrimp n. + -er1.]
One who catches shrimps; also, a vessel engaged in shrimping.
| 1851 W. Collins Rambles bey. Railways ii. (1852) 14 We..found ourselves in a small room, filled with shrimpers, sailors. 1864 Daily Tel. 11 Aug., A shrimper stranded. 1872 Calverley Fly Leaves (1884) 34 Has she wedded some gigantic shrimper, That sweet mite with whom I loved to play? 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 265/1 Leigh is the head⁓quarters of the Thames shrimpers. |