fisherman
noun
fish·er·man
ˈfi-shər-mən 
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
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Several fishermen lost their boats a few days after the oil spill to unusually powerful waves.
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Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The fishermen didn’t see the flags posted by the harbor master warning of the big waves slamming Newport Beach’s coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Beijing effectively seized control of the area after a 2012 standoff and has frequently ejected Filipino fishermen operating there.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The fishermen didn’t see the flags posted by the harbor master warning of the big waves slamming Newport Beach’s coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Beijing effectively seized control of the area after a 2012 standoff and has frequently ejected Filipino fishermen operating there.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fisherman
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“Fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fisherman. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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fisherman
noun
fish·er·man
ˈfish-ər-mən
1
: a person who fishes
2
: a ship used in commercial fishing
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