fisherwoman

American  

[fish-er-woom-uhn] / ˈfɪʃ ərˌwʊm ən /

noun

• fisherwomen
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fisherwomen
  plural

Example Sentences

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fisherwoman fisherwomen

Reports from this year’s Sundance Film Festival mention, on the seeming opposite end of the spectrum, his role in “Wicker” as the fantasy man of a lonely fisherwoman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

The fisherwoman is now protected by armed bodyguards paid for by the government, but the threats have continued.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025

“It’s the most interesting thing going on right now,” one, a commercial fisherwoman, said.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2024

Carolina Chávez started fishing at age 11 because her family needed food and became a full-time fisherwoman due to “lack of employment in our area.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

I remember the fake fisherwoman telling me that Grandma was a Queen Mother … and now I’m standing in front of this girl who has a Queen Mother pin.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Hillaire was joined in Washington, D.C., by Lummi youth leaders and community members, to share their story on behalf of Lummi Nation, their ancestors, elders, children, fishermen and fisherwomen.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

On Ilha de Mare, quilombo residents have for generations survived on the hard work of artisanal fishermen and fisherwomen.

From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2022

Then, out with some other fisherwomen one day in February, she said they spotted something bubbling up to the river’s surface.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

I then realized that this term referred to fishermen and fisherwomen.

From Washington Post ● May 15, 2020

The song that fisherwomen sang to the sad young bride as they braided her hair and prepared her for her wedding to a man she didn’t love.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy