[1840–50; crab1 + er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, dope, flan, layout, warmup
Examples of 'crabber' in a sentence
crabber
In the post-war collapse in fishing he bought a crabber, converted it to a petrol engine and sold it when the market picked up again.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
The lifeboat also towed back a broken- down crabber, many times the weight of the lifeboat.