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Fisk

American  
[fisk] / fɪsk /

noun

  1. James, 1834–72, U.S. financier and stock speculator.


fisk British  
/ fɪsk /

verb

  1. slang to refute or criticize (a journalistic article or blog) point by point

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fisk

C21: after the use of this technique by Robert Fisk (born 1946), British journalist, to criticize articles

Example Sentences

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AFP asked Adam Fisk, head of US-based nonprofit Lantern, which offers an advanced VPN, how his technology and similar apps can get around such heavy-handed blocking.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“Stowe’s novel is still spurring books in response to it,” says Fisk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

There’s much that’s scrumptious in this short tale, including the classic words of Gould’s partner “Diamond Jim” Fisk, who said of gold, “sell it short and invite me to your funeral.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“Nothing like that had really been done around Mar Vista before,” Fisk says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Jerome was two years ahead of me at Fisk.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry