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▪ I. crabber1|ˈkræbə(r)|
[f. crab n.1 + -er1.]
One who fishes for crabs; a boat used in crab-fishing.
1848C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 241 It matters not much to the crabbers what sorts of fish they catch. 1883Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 127 Crabber and Cod or Ling Boat.
▪ II. ˈcrabber2
[f. crab v.2]
One who finds fault or criticizes adversely.
1909Daily Chron. 14 June 6/4 They wore the determined look of the born ‘crabber’. They were there to discover something wrong. Ibid. 27 July 4/4 We have fallen from the frying-pan of the boomers into the fire of the crabbers. 1936‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles x. 118 There were one or two crabbers..people who wanted his job. |