sportfisherman

[ spawrt-fish-er-muhn, spohrt- ]

noun

1. a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sportfisherman¹

First recorded in 1965–70; sport + fisherman

Example Sentences

"Here's your chance to buy not only a great Sportfisherman and awesome Sea boat but a movie legend as well!" reads the online ad.

From Golf Digest

The gleaming sportfisherman was tied stem-first to a wooden dock, where a monster blue marlin hung glassyeyed from a tall pole.

From Literature

Just about every able-bodied sportfisherman in the Midwest was driving, flying or hitchhiking to Lake Michigan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its substantial flare, more typical of a Carolina sportfisherman than a cruiser, should keep the foredeck and side decks very dry in all but the worst conditions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Captain Tommy Gueldner has been fishing the offshore waters out of Port Aransas for 29 years, and for the past 15 he has worked as a charter captain aboard the Yellowfin, a 40-foot sportfisherman.

From Time Magazine Archive