stationer Nfld DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See 1952 quote.
See also: floater (def. 2) station
- 1905  The men that have remained are called "stationers"; the others are green-fish catchers.
- 1952  The migratory fishermen fall into two classes: the "stationers" who establish temporary quarters on shore, and and the "floaters" who operate from their schooners and follow the fish from place to place.
- 1954  The catch on the Labrador coast was also lower than last year, due to the reduction in the number of stationers and floaters engaged in the fishery.