fisher

noun fish·er \ ˈfi-shər \

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

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Definition of fisher

1 : one that fishes

2 a : a dark brown North American carnivorous mammal (Martes pennanti) of the weasel family

b : the fur or pelt of this animal

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few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father

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For fly-fishers, a 4- or 5-weight rod, floating line and a 7-foot leader paired with a popping bug, sponge spider or grasshopper will usually draw constant redbreast fire.

— shannon tompkins staff writer, San Antonio Express-News, "June spawn signals peak in Texas sunfish action," 7 June 2018
Growing human populations and international demand for seafood are pushing fishers to increase their catches.

— katherine kornei, Scientific American, "Gunshot Sensors Pinpoint Destructive “Fish Bombs”," 18 May 2018
Just a year on the market, Filletzall blades have been snatched up by anglers, guides, commercial fishers, fish markets and others along the Gulf Coast and beyond.

— shannon tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Fillet blade a cut above the rest for anglers," 6 June 2018
The Coast Guard issued a reminder of the importance of ice fishers having reliable communication and signaling gear.

— tanya wildt, Detroit Free Press, "5 ice fishermen rescued from Lake Erie ice floe," 13 Jan. 2018
The toothy, snake-like aquatic creature that looks like something out of a sci-fi film, are an invasive threat to the commercial fishing industry as well as sport fishers.

— detroit free press staff, Detroit Free Press, "Scientists on the hunt for blood-sucking sea lampreys in metro Detroit," 22 May 2018
Bycatch refers to the animals fishers catch incidentally while fishing for a different species.

— sarah gibbens, National Geographic, "What's Killing the West Coast's Young Great White Sharks?," 9 May 2018
But the fishers aren't the only ones after the trout.

— joshua bowling, azcentral, "After disease outbreak, Apache trout are returning to waterways in the White Mountains," 9 May 2018
Many commercial fishers do not have boats large enough to chase species deeper into the Gulf.

— sara sneath, NOLA.com, "Louisiana fishers want to know the short-term impacts of Mississippi River diversions," 8 Mar. 2018

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before 12th century

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biographical name Fish·er \ ˈfi-shər \

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Dorothy 1879–1958 Dorothea Frances née Canfield play \ˈkan-ˌfēld\ American novelist

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Irving 1867–1947 American economist

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John Arbuthnot 1841–1920 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone play \ˈkil-vər-stən\ British admiral

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Mary Frances Kennedy 1908–1992 American writer

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