Lobster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɒb.stə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lobster is a noun meaning Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:.
Meaning
Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:.
More Meanings
- To fish for lobsters.
- Red-colored, especially from a sunburn.
- A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
- (slang, historical) A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
- (slang) An Australian twenty-dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.
Example Sentences
[…] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]
Word Forms
- lobsters
- lobstering
- lobstered
Synonyms for lobster
Depending on context, synonyms include lobsterback, redcoat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bisque, fishery, fishing, shrimp, crayfish, crawfish.
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