fisherwoman - Glite Dictionary

Examples

I soon discovered that she was a world-class cook, a highly skilled fisherwoman, and after an argument about whether or not that was really a deer lying behind that log a hundred yards away late one snowy afternoon, she demonstrated that she was a dead shot with a deer rifle by shooting poor old Bambi right between the eyes.

Fiction book (1999)
Once she joined Amulyo, the fisherwoman moved on.

Fiction book (1992)
Soon it became known that the deceased lying in the coffin by the church had been there for such a long time that not a soul could remember his name anymore, though a wise fisherwoman riding by on a sheep announced that the knight had died because he had not understood the proportion between a return journey and elapsed time.

Fiction book (1998)
Bowstern's maturity as both a writer and a fisherwoman is like a steady hand on deck, guiding readers through tales of labor disputes, marine lore, and personal experience in this very human account of fishing.

Academic text (2007)
Three thousand six hundred centuries must pass for the words and planets to return to their previous order, for the storyteller to regain his senses, recall his story, and tell the poor knight that he's still on his way to his sham fisherwoman in one of the infinite abbeys.

Fiction book (1998)
To get to the venue (a club by an inlet very close to a shipping harbour), we took the scenic route... a road named after Mai Kolachi, an old fisherwoman who settled near the Indus River delta and built the foundation of what is now known as Karachi.

Blog text (12)
Delighted by the answer, the emperor wanted to be further convinced of the crafty fisherwoman's keen wit, so he said, "If you are really so wise, then go see San Alberto, the knight of my court, and arrive at the abbey neither naked nor clothed, having neither eaten nor not eaten, neither by day nor night, neither riding nor on foot."

Fiction book (1998)
Deborah is a skilled fisherwoman who catches fish for local markets.
Every morning, the fisherwoman sets out in her boat to catch fresh fish from the lake.

Synonyms

fisherman

vsfisherwoman

186 1.0

A person who catches fish for a living

is female-specific, referring to a woman rather than a man in the job

fisher

vsfisherwoman

45 2.7

A person who catches fish for a living

is female-specific, naming a woman in that job

trawler

vsfisherwoman

2 4.6

A person who catches fish by pulling a large net through the sea

is broader, identifying a woman in any fishing job rather than this method

fisherperson

vsfisherwoman

1 3.4

A person who catches fish for work or as a hobby

is gender-specific, referring to a woman in that occupation

netter

vsfisherwoman

1 4.4

A person who catches fish or animals using a net

is limited to a woman whose main job is catching fish, not net making

fishman

vsfisherwoman

UK

7.4

A person who catches or sells fish

focuses only on a woman whose job is catching fish, not selling

seiner

vsfisherwoman

Specialized

7.5

A person or boat that catches fish with a large net

is general, for a woman in any fishing role rather than that specific method

Surface Forms

fisherwoman singular

fisherwomen plural

Morphology

fisherwoman = fisher + woman (transparent) = fisher + woman

The word is a straightforward compound 'fisher' + 'woman', so learners can infer 'a woman who fishes'.

Etymology

The word fisherwoman comes from fish ('the animal you catch') plus -er ('a person who does something') and woman, so it simply means a woman who catches fish.