fisherman

[fish-er-muhn]

noun

plural

fishermen 

1. a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.

2. a ship used in fishing.

adjective

1. Knitting.,  Also fisherman'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.

fisherman

/ ˈfɪʃəmən /

noun

1. a person who fishes as a profession or for sport

2. a vessel used for fishing

Other Word Forms

• nonfisherman noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fisherman¹

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

Example Sentences

Beijing also has pressured Hanoi to cease oil-and-gas exploration in waters it considers its own and challenged Vietnamese fishermen’s access to the Paracels.

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The prospect of landing something—anything—that drives the fisherman to cast after cast?

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Owner Enrico Coke said he opened his place for fear that his neighbors had nowhere to go: "I'm concerned about farmers, the fishermen will be suffering after this."

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The mother of one of the victims insisted he was a fisherman, not a drug trafficker.

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Here in the cliff-side village of Las Cuevas, one family is mourning Chad Joseph, 26 years old, whom relatives described as a fisherman and handyman desperate to find a steady job.

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Related Words

• fisher 
• trawler