Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who gathers scallops. Also spelled
scolloper .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who fishes for scallops.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
fishes forscallops .
Etymologies
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Examples
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My neighbor, though, is a professional scalloper--if ever you're in town and he happens to drop off fresh scallops, you will never be able to tolerate a store bought scallop again.
Walt Kelly is dead. Long live Walt Kelly. doyle 2009
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The scientist does not know the waters as well as my scalloper friend, though both recognize the problem.
End of the line? doyle 2009
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"We need the public support from places other than our own," said Tonnessen, 33, a scalloper.
SFGate: Top News Stories By JAY LINDSAY 2011
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It didn't seem right to shut fishermen out of an area for years, then allow massive turbines there, said former scalloper Jim Kendall, who was in a fishermen's working group the state convened to work out new boundaries for the zone.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Larry Yacubian, a former New Bedford scalloper, said he was forced out of the industry and paid $430,000 in 2005 after his license was yanked following a disputed charge of fishing in a closed area in 1998.
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Larry Yacubian, a former New Bedford scalloper, said he was forced out of the industry and paid $430,000 in 2005 after his license was yanked following a disputed charge of fishing in a closed area in 1998.
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Larry Yacubian, a former New Bedford scalloper, said he was forced out of the industry and paid $430,000 in 2005 after his license was yanked following a disputed charge of fishing in a closed area in 1998.
WRAL.com Top Stories 2010
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Larry Yacubian, a former New Bedford scalloper, said he was forced out of the industry and paid $430,000 in 2005 after his license was yanked following a disputed charge of fishing in a closed area in 1998.
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Larry Yacubian, a former New Bedford scalloper, said he was forced out of the industry and paid $430,000 in 2005 after his license was yanked following a disputed charge of fishing in a closed area in 1998.
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Larry Yacubian, a former New Bedford scalloper, said he was forced out of the industry and paid $430,000 in 2005 after his license was yanked following a disputed charge of fishing in a closed area in 1998.
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