crabber

Chesapeake Bay worker

A crabber is someone who catches crabs commercially or recreationally, or the boat used for crabbing.

The term appears in coastal regions where crabbing is common: The crabbers headed out before dawn.

Less commonly, a crabber is someone who complains habitually—from the verb crab meaning to gripe.

occupation

fisherman

One who catches aquatic creatures

mariner · bayman · trapper · commercial · artisanal · livelihood · income · employment · profession · trade

equipment

traps

Devices for catching prey

  • potsVessels for cooking or planting
  • netsMesh devices for catching
  • baitLure for prey

buoy · trotline · bushel · basket · gloves · waders · gauge · culling · sorting · snood

catch

softshell

Lacking hard outer covering

keeper · haul · harvest · molting · crustacean · shellfish · claws · bushel · dozen · steaming

vessel

skiff

Small, light rowing boat

  • dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
  • workboatFunctional marine vessel
  • trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat

outboard · punt · johnboat · bateau · deck · hull · bow · stern · throttle · dock

waters

estuary

Tidal mixing zone

  • bayPartially enclosed water
  • marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
  • tidewaterOcean-influenced coastal water

inlet · brackish · shallows · channel · creek · mudflat · mangrove · coastal · shoreline · tides

Categories
Opposites
target species in fishing

crabberlobsterman

One who catches lobsters

shrimper · oysterman · clammer · trawler · longliner

disposition/temperament

crabberoptimist

Habitually hopeful person

ray of sunshine · happy camper · Pollyanna · sunny disposition · good sport

Family

crabby, crabbed, crabbing, crabbiness, crabbers, crabbily

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G