oysterman

/oi-ster-muhn/US // ˈɔɪ stər mən //UK // (ˈɔɪstəmən) //

牡蛎人,牡蛎男,牡蛎先生,蚵仔仔

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural oys·ter·men.
- : a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- : a boat specially equipped for gathering oysters.

It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side; His shop was just upon the bank, his boat was on the tide.
Mark how the oysterman's thin blade insinuates itself,—how gently at first, how strenuously when once fairly between the shells!
He was an old Wellfleet oysterman, who had acquired a competency in that business, and had sons still engaged in it.
The old oysterman, speaking of gull-shooting, had said that you must aim under, when firing down the bank.
"Now Jim," expostulated the Oysterman, and yet evidently regarding his comrade's words as a compliment.