flytier
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flytier
Example Sentences
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He was also an obsessional flytier — his bible was a book by a long-ago Victorian devotee of the sport, a guide to creating elaborate and beautiful salmon fishing lures with the feathers of rare and exotic birds.
From Seattle Times
He adds, “I know of several other museums that suffered thefts of specimens by another flytier whose identity has never been revealed and who never faced justice.”
From National Geographic
He was also a champion salmon flytier.
From National Geographic
They didn’t realize that the 20-year-old, enrolled as a flautist at the Royal Academy of Music, was also a master salmon flytier, after a meteoric ascent within the cultish community.
From National Geographic
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