fisherman

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fish·er·man | \ ˈfi-shər-mən

Definition of fisherman

1 : one who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure

2 : a ship used in commercial fishing

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fishermen sorting out their catch

Recent Examples on the Web Another legend says a fisherman became wealthy after discovering a horde of silver left by the pirate. — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2021 Farren Dell, an assistant naturalist at Gulf State Park, said the saga began on Monday, Oct. 4, when a fisherman on the pier first hooked the loggerhead. — al, 14 Oct. 2021 Andreas von Zirngibl, a fisherman who had lost one arm fighting Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo as a teenager, bought the land in 1855, his family said in court documents. — Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2021 An extraordinary entrepreneur never builds a high-value client base overnight, just as an amateur fisherman rarely catches a prize-winning fish on his first attempt. — Zenger News, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021 In 1972, three days after Ms. Farenthold’s loss to Briscoe, a fisherman discovered the body of her stepson, Randolph Farenthold, in the surf near Corpus Christi. — Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2021 As a South Florida native, the mayor has been an avid fisherman his whole life and is aware of all the positive benefits children receive from the recreational sport. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2021 The film is a sweeping epic about a scholar exiled to an island who trades his knowledge in Confucianism with a fisherman in order to write a book about the sea. — Patrick Frater, Variety, 17 Sep. 2021 Giuseppe, a fisherman, saw baseball as a waste of time, but when Joe and then Vince found local fame and fortune starring for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, dad softened. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2021

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