fisherwomen
- plural of fisherwoman.
Example Sentences
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Increasingly, fisherwomen have taken up the profession to carve out a living in Venezuela’s hobbling economy.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
To ensure the sustainability of shellfish stocks, only licensed fisherwomen can participate and the season is limited to October-March.
From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2021
When they found the ominous bubbling, the fisherwomen alerted local leaders, who informed Chevron’s Nigerian subsidiary.
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
