What is "shrimpers"

Usage examples of "shrimpers".

Several dozen shrimpboats were tied up to it, and more were coming in, the shrimpers shouting and answering to help each other find their way in the fog.

When it did, it was usually a domestic quarrel or a bar fight among the shrimpers on Caroline Street.

The shrimpers quickly got their boats tied up and their catch loaded off and dragged into the fish houses.