fisherman

[fish-er-muh n]

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noun, plural fish·er·men.

a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.

a ship used in fishing.

adjective

Also fish·er·man's. of, relating to, or designating a knitting pattern consisting primarily of cable-stitches executed in a characteristically thick, traditionally off-white yarn, or a garment made in this pattern and yarn: a fisherman sweater.

Origin of fisherman

1400–50; late Middle English fissherman; see fisher, -man

Related formsnon·fish·er·man, noun, plural non·fish·er·men.

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Related Words for fisherman

trawler, fisher, lobsterman, troller, piscator, rodman

Examples from the Web for fisherman

Contemporary Examples of fisherman

Find a fisherman to take you out on the water at dusk to watch the natural pyrotechnics at their bellowing best.
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Lonely Planet
December 24, 2013
He worked unstable jobs as a fisherman and a construction worker before he entered the piracy business.
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Caitlin Dickson
November 14, 2013
This fall, its rocket fire on Israel appears to have won greater freedom of movement for Gazan farmers and fisherman.
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November 26, 2012
Gemma Hardy is the orphaned daughter of a Scottish woman and an Icelandic fisherman.
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Bald and laconic, it starts out from the image of the fisherman harvesting the river for food.
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Historical Examples of fisherman

A fisherman's boy in a boat rowed slowly along by their side.
Malbone
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
The fisherman had indeed seen Lambert's boat, which was well known.
Malbone
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
This fisherman, I am glad to tell you, was an exceedingly humane and upright man.
The Gorgon's Head
Nathaniel Hawthorne
My pride was touched, and I agreed to go, leaving my fisherman in the lurch.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
I was not long in making a bargain with a fisherman to aid in catching shad.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for fisherman

fisherman

noun plural -men

a person who fishes as a profession or for sport

a vessel used for fishing

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