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  fisher

  noun

  any animal that catches fish for food.
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  Fisher

  noun

  Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.

fisher

¹ American  

[fish-er] / ˈfɪʃ ər /

noun

1. any animal that catches fish for food.

2. a fisherman.

3. a dark-brown or blackish marten, Martes pennanti, of northern North America.

4. the fur of this animal.

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Fisher ² American  

[fish-er] / ˈfɪʃ ər /

noun

1. Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.

2. Dorothy Canfield Dorothea Frances Canfield Fisher, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist.

3. Irving, 1867–1947, U.S. political economist.

4. Saint John John of Rochester, c1469–1535, English Roman Catholic prelate and humanist: executed for treason.

5. John Arbuthnot, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone 1841–1920, British admiral.

6. M(ary) F(rances) K(ennedy), 1908–92, U.S. culinary author.

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fisher ¹ British  

/ ˈfɪʃə /

noun

1. a person who fishes; fisherman

2. Also called: pekan. 

   1. a large North American marten, Martes pennanti , having thick dark brown fur

   2. the fur of this animal

3. an evangelist

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Fisher ² British  

/ ˈfɪʃə /

noun

1. Andrew . 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of Australia (1908–09; 1910–13; 1914–15)

2. Saint John . ?1469–1535, English prelate and scholar: executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as supreme head of the church. Feast day: June 22

3. John Arbuthnot 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone. 1841–1920, British admiral; First Sea Lord (1904–10; 1914–15); introduced the dreadnought

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Etymology

Origin of fisher

before 900; Middle English fisscher fisherman, Old English fiscere. See fish, -er ¹

Example Sentences

"This suggests Kank may have been an active fisher, contrasting with common portrayal of raptors as agile terrestrial predators, like Velociraptor from the Northern Hemisphere."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

"It basically just says that a fisher must have an employment contract in writing and that salaries should be paid in intervals, but does not specify the time frame," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Chilton, who is usually clean-shaven, wears clear rectangular glasses and is a keen trout fisher, founded mushroom distributor Nammex in 1989.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

A lone fisher or group of happy fishers would go to the ocean, a river or lake, then haul in endless bounties of aquatic creatures.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2024

Skirting a small lake, they had stared to see a great gray fisher bird that stabbed and paddled in the sedge, until a flight of wild duck had frightened them away with their clamor.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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