piscatory

American  

[pis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈpɪs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

Also piscatorial

adjective

1. of or relating to fishermen or fishing.

   a piscatory treaty.

2. devoted to or dependent upon fishing.

   a piscatory people; piscatory birds.

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Etymology

Origin of piscatory

1625–35; < Latin piscātōrius, equivalent to piscā ( rī ) to fish ( see piscator) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

The public's new appetite for Southern delicacies like deep-fried catfish is part of the reason for the piscatory success story.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the days when it was fashionable for men of learning to discuss the laws of pastoral composition, a certain northern giant fell foul of the Neapolitan's piscatory eclogues on somewhat theoretical grounds.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

To his Italian work I shall have to return later; here it is his five Latin piscatory eclogues that demand notice.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

Among them, one called Trimalcio was such an adept in his art, that he could impart to common fish both the form and flavour of the most esteemed of the piscatory tribes.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Those streams which sustain themselves at all seasons are well stocked with fine fish, and afford to lovers of the piscatory art admirable sport.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray