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SHRIMPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shrimper mean? 

SHRIMPER (noun)
  The noun SHRIMPER has 1 sense:

1. a vessel engaged in shrimpingplay

  Familiarity information: SHRIMPER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHRIMPER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A vessel engaged in shrimping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shrimper" is a kind of...):

vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)

Derivation:

shrimp (fish for shrimp)


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