lob·ster [lobsterlobsterslobsteredlobstering] BrE [ˈlɒbstə(r)] NAmE [ˈlɑːbstər] noun 1. countable a sea creature with a hard shell, a long body divided into sections, eight legs and two large ↑claws (= curved and pointed arms for catching and holding things). Its shell is black but turns bright red when it is boiled. 2. uncountable meat from a lobster, used for food
Word Origin: Old English lopustre, alteration of Latin locusta ‘crustacean, locust’.