sportfisherman
noun
sport·fish·er·man
ˈspȯrt-ˌfi-shər-mən 
: a motorboat equipped for sportfishing
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The boat is tournament-ready for the hardy few who opt for a center console over a more traditional sportfisherman but also has the creature comforts for a group of friends or family who want to throw out some lines on a weekend cruise.
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Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2023
Petersburg area, include the 108-foot Sunseeker Casino Royale, the Buddy Davis sportfisherman Permit, and the racing sailing yacht En Garde.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2023
Even the big wake from a passing sportfisherman did little to upset the EX’s poise and balance.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2022
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, 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, 28 June 2018
Boats: Powerboats include motoryachts, superyachts (100 feet and longer), cruisers and sportfishermen.
—Steve Waters, miamiherald, 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, 12 Jan. 2018
The harvests angered sportfishermen, who complained that the trimming procedure drove fish way.
—Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
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Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2023
Petersburg area, include the 108-foot Sunseeker Casino Royale, the Buddy Davis sportfisherman Permit, and the racing sailing yacht En Garde.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2023
Even the big wake from a passing sportfisherman did little to upset the EX’s poise and balance.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2022
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, 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, 28 June 2018
Boats: Powerboats include motoryachts, superyachts (100 feet and longer), cruisers and sportfishermen.
—Steve Waters, miamiherald, 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, 12 Jan. 2018
The harvests angered sportfishermen, who complained that the trimming procedure drove fish way.
—Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
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“Sportfisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportfisherman. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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