fishers

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of fisher.
  fisher

  noun

  any animal that catches fish for food.

Example Sentences

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fishers

We don’t need to just sit back and watch the extinction of any species that doesn’t directly benefit us, while of course recognizing that fishers have to eat too.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The most numerous are the fall-run Chinook, which fishers catch along the coast when their numbers are high enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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

Before Kino and Juana and the other fishers had come to Kino’s brush house, the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the news—Kino had found the Pearl of the World.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

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