fisherman
- noun
- /ˈfɪʃərˌmæn/
- The fisherman cast his net into the water, hoping for a good catch.
- fishermen catch fish
- fishermen fish
- fishermen sell fish
So forest dwelling hermits and crab fishermen who had been swept out to sea.
- So forest dwelling hermits and crab fishermen who had been swept out to sea.
- We, we did some work amongst Brazilian fishermen in two very distinct communities.
- I've spent quite a lot of time fishing with indigenous fishermen and I have used a spear.
- Who are the biggest customers for the Japanese fishermen in Taiji?
- But before that, he was a Groton fisherman.
- I, Brandon Jordan, the second greatest fisherman in the state of Florida, have lost.
- Well, just another day in the life of a Maine fisherman.
- And he's a Bush pilot, hunter, fisherman.
- And they and, and what we were trying to do is get some fishermen to exit the fishing industry.
- Our inspiration come from fishermen, farmers, artisans all around New York.
- So fishermen came and they got their boats together and they rescued people.
- Botolph is a God of fishermen, I think.
- If like A is the number of fishermen and B is the number of programmers.
Examples
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I had a group of twelve sunburned fishermen in from an all-day fishing party.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Charlie Thornquist was the most dedicated fisherman I ever knew," the minister said.
Fiction book (1992) -
You could get a sports fisherman for maybe 300, used.
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I'm kinda the greatest fisherman in the entire world.
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We cross the stone bridge above a fisherman in a skiff.
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I am a bass fisherman who can't catch fish.
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For most of the year, the commercial fishermen fish from boats in other parts of California.
Academic text (2013) -
A friend of hers up here, a fisherman named Gudmundur, just lost his boat.
Fiction book (1990) -
Perhaps I would be a better fisherman if I didn't admire fish so greatly.
Fiction book (1991) -
Anyway, two months after she set sail... she was sighted by a group of fishermen off Tripoli.
Synonyms
A person who catches fish for a living
A person who fishes with a rod and line for pleasure
A person who catches fish by pulling a large net through the sea
A person who catches fish by pulling lines with hooks behind a moving boat
A woman who catches fish for a living
A person who catches fish for work or as a hobby
A person who catches fish or animals using a net
A person who catches cod in the North Sea
A person who catches or sells fish
A person or boat that catches fish with a large net
A person who catches fish by moving a small lure up and down to attract them
A person who fishes for fun or in contests, not to sell fish
Compounds
How Commercial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fisherman is made from fisher + man, literally 'man who catches fish'. It shares the same root as fish, so you can remember a fisherman as someone whose job is to catch fish.