Jump to:

• muskie
  muskie

  noun

  muskellunge.
• Muskie
  Muskie

  noun

  Edmund (Sixtus) 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

muskie

¹ American  

[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

1. muskellunge.

---

Muskie ² American  

[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

1. Edmund (Sixtus) 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

---

Muskie ¹ British  

/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

1. Edmund ( Sixtus ). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)

---

muskie ² British  

/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for the muskellunge

---

Etymology

Origin of muskie

First recorded in 1890–95; musk(ellunge) + -ie

Example Sentences

An angler on the other side of the country in Minnesota recently broke a decades-old record after reeling in a large muskie.

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021

Resort owners are bracing for cancelations once word gets out that walleye are off-limits - even though the lake is still a prime place for small-mouth bass, northern pike and muskie.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2015

He enjoyed the creek as a swimming hole and spent countless hours fishing for carp, fresh water drum, small mouth bass, flathead catfish, muskie, and even an occasional walleye.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2012

Gergen says the muskie measured 57.5 inches and weighed 54 pounds on a home scale.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2011

I had gear in the canoe for a week and I was trying to catch a muskie so I could let it go.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen