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单词 oysterer
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oysterern.

Brit. /ˈɔɪst(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈɔɪst(ə)rər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., oyster v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < oyster n. + -er suffix1. In later use probably partly < oyster v. + -er suffix1.
1. A person who gathers, sells, or prepares oysters.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for oysters
oysterman1305
dredger?a1513
oyster dredger?a1513
waterman1549
oysterera1618
dredger-man1696
tonger1887
tongman1887
a1618 J. Sylvester Tobacco Battered 267 Iakes-farmers, Fidlers, Ostlers, Oysterers.
1939 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 24 397 The remaining twelve embraced five carpenters, three sailors, three oysterers, and one boatman.
1990 Times (Nexis) 6 Sept. In the professional kitchen, the oysterer's job is some way down the social totem pole.
2. A boat used for oyster fishing. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > vessels fishing for shellfish or crustaceans
oyster boat1419
whelk-boat1419
dredger1600
lobster-boat1777
oyster scow1824
oysterer1828
shrimper1851
pungy1852
shrimp-boat1872
Morecambe Bay shrimper1874
crabber1883
skillinger1933
Morecambe Bay prawner1935
1828 J. Banim Anglo-Irish II. 188 Be it in..merchantman, collier, oysterer, skiff, or open-boat.
1882 Harper's Mag. Aug. 358 It is not Cleopatra's barge..but, oh my! there would be solid chunks of comfort in an oysterer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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