tenderman

[ ten-der-muhn ]

noun

, Canadian Fishery.

, plural tend·er·men.

1. any member of the crew of a vessel engaged in conveying fish from a trap or pound to the shore.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenderman¹

tender ³ + -man

Example Sentences

Tenderman Robert Johnson said he was forced to rush to find a new contract.

From Seattle Times

Tender vessels, which ferry fish catches from fishing boats to other vessels or to onshore processing plants, could see their fuel bills — which for some reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars a year — go down significantly, said Lisa Terry, executive director of the Alaska Independent Tenderman’s Association.

From Seattle Times

Tender vessels, which ferry fish catches from fishing boats to other vessels or to onshore processing plants, could see their fuel bills — which for some reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars a year — go down significantly, said Lisa Terry, executive director of the Alaska Independent Tenderman’s Association.

From Seattle Times