sportfisherman
noun
sport·fish·er·man
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Definition of sportfisherman
: a motorboat equipped for sportfishing
Examples of sportfisherman in a Sentence
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Rodulfo Figueroa, left, head of Mexico’s federal immigration office in Baja California, during a news conference on Tuesday in San Diego to address Mexico’s requirements for U.S. sportfishermen. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Baja California migration chief resigns amid Mexico’s crackdown on illegal immigration," 11 July 2019 Every few minutes a big sportfisherman or ferry churned up deep-troughed wake, over which the boat floated level like a duck. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Skip the Seasickness: How Boats Are Getting More Tech-Savvy," 28 June 2018 Boats: Powerboats include motoryachts, superyachts (100 feet and longer), cruisers and sportfishermen. — Steve Waters, miamiherald, "South Florida’s boatmakers hope to ride wave of prosperity," 11 Feb. 2018 Could the state reduce the number of commercial setnet salmon fishermen in Cook Inlet, possibly leaving more fish for dipnetters, commercial gillnetters and sportfishermen? — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska lawmakers’ latest ideas include term limits, opioid restrictions, state-level net neutrality," 12 Jan. 2018 The harvests angered sportfishermen, who complained that the trimming procedure drove fish way. — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Walter Munk's 100th birthday stirs memories of Scripps golden era," 1 Sep. 2017 The author, a keen sportfisherman, takes us with him on travels throughout the region, introducing us in each chapter to different river systems, types of fisheries, kitchens, restoration efforts and people engaged at every level with salmon. — Nancy Lord, Alaska Dispatch News, "Can we safeguard wild salmon for future generations?," 1 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sportfisherman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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