fisherman

[ fish-er-muh n ]

/ ˈfɪʃ ər mən /

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.

Nearby words

fisher, dorothy canfield, fisher, irving, fisher, john, fisher, m. f. k., fisheries, fisherman, fisherman's bend, fisherman's knot, fisherman's ring, fisherwoman, fishery

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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The Fishermen, like thieves, shake out their silver,/ the lithe knives wriggle on the drying sand.
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They are not very much darker than our own fishermen, when they are bronzed by the sun and wind.
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If you give her any encouragement, she's as bad as my fishermen.
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British Dictionary definitions for fishermen

fisherman

/ (ˈfɪʃəmən) /

noun plural -men

a person who fishes as a profession or for sport

a vessel used for fishing

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fisherman

noun, plural fish·er·men.

adjective

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fisherman

noun plural -men