■ noun ( plural same or ~s )
1》 ( plural same or ~s ) a small free-swimming, typically marine edible crustacean with ten legs. [ Pandalus , Crangon , and other genera.]
2》 informal, derogatory a small, physically weak person.
■ verb fish for ~s.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
ME: prob. related to Mid. Low Ger. schrempen 'to wrinkle', Mid. High Ger. schrimpfen 'to contract', also to scrimp .