fisherman

Noun

Meaning

One whose occupation is to catch fish.

A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fisher hunter fowler buccaneer huntsman jaeger falconer hawker huntress chase basilica lotte chaser pekan fish

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Antonyms

smith smithy farrier prey blacksmith forger

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Hypernyms

occupation trained worker skilled worker skilled workman

Hyponyms

angler troller trawler

Related terms

fisher generic fisherwoman

Phrases with the word

Fisherman's Wharf commercial fisherman deep-sea fisherman fisherman's loop double fisherman's knot fisherman's net

Derivatives

fishermen

Examples

The fisherman fishes as the urchin eats cream buns, from lust. T. H. White

On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A fisherman mends a glimmering net. Czesław Miłosz

The ploughman ploughs, the fisherman dreams of fish; Aloft, the sailor, through a world of ropes Guides tangled meditations, feverish With memories of girls forsaken, hopes Of brief reunions, new discoveries, Past rum consumed, rum promised, rum potential. Michael Hamburger

One fisherman sees another from afar. Russian Proverb

Familiarity is like the sea that kills the fisherman. Kiganda Proverb

One fisherman recognizes another from afar. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fisheries overexploitation fisheries worker fisheries zone fisherman apostle fisherman bat fisherman buster