highliner†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a fisherman or fishing boat making the largest catch during a specified time.

Quotations

1916

". . . I ain't a highliner this season, but we've got one thing to brag about when it comes to fishin'."

1957

With two of us working, we'll be highliner for the day.