doryman

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English

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Etymology

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dory +‎ -man

Noun

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doryman (plural dorymen)

  1. A fisherman who works on a dory.
    • 1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 117:
      In the old salt fishery, once the dorymen came back on board, their catch had to be cleaned.