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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

• fishers
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fishers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of fisher

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

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Example Sentences

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"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

Ms Townsend studied and attached GPS collars to the Sierra Nevada red fox and the Pacific fisher, which is related to a badger, in attempts to track and preserve the species.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

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

“I’m in those circles. I’m in those text threads. I’m in those fantasy football leagues, and you’re not seeing any enthusiasm about Ken Paxton at all,” Mr. Fisher said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Rodriguez, Ortiz and Gomez Fisher all agreed that filming most of the movie on the island was essential, not only creatively but also economically and culturally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Our findings highlight the importance of identifying and managing stroke risk factors early in adulthood," Fisher said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Former Williams human performance specialist Gemma Fisher recognised that the organisation of pit-crew equipment to prevent delay could also be applied in a hospital setting.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The mathematics to model a trait controlled by five or seven genes, Fisher discovered, was not all that complex.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Some have proposed reimbursing fishers or using acoustic deterrents instead of mass slaughter.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Testing by campaign group Save the River Tywi showed evidence of industrial, agricultural and human waste pollution, with fishers saying they often see dead fish bobbing up and down in the water.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"To date, CMDR's Bounty Project, which pays a financial reward to licensed commercial fishers for marine debris removal, has removed 84 tons of large, derelict fishing gear from the Pacific Ocean."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

"Small-scale fishers are unable to feed their families. They're losing their livelihoods," said Maisey Pigeon, of the Coalition for Fisheries Transparency, a Washington-based NGO.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

They were a poor folk, fishers and frog-hunters who lived in houses of thatch and woven reeds on floating islands hidden in the deeps of the swamp.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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