Shrimper

shrimp  (shrmp)

n. pl. shrimp or shrimps

1.

a. Any of various small, chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the suborder Natantia, many species of which are edible, having a compressed or elongated body with a well-developed abdomen, long legs and antennae, and a long spinelike projection of the carapace.

b. Any of various similar crustaceans, such as certain isopods and amphipods.

2. Slang

a. A person regarded as unimportant.

b. A person who is small in stature.

intr.v. shrimped, shrimp·ing, shrimps

To fish for shrimp.

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[Middle English shrimpe, possibly of Low German origin.]

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shrimper n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shrimper - a vessel engaged in shrimping vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation