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

Synonyms of fisherman

• fisher

Examples of fisherman in a Sentence

fishermen sorting out their catch

Recent Examples on the Web

Zhaoliang Tang, 62, confirmed through DNA from two partial lower extremities as a missing fisherman. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025

The seafood-forward menu includes dishes like moqueca, a coconut-milk and dendê-oil stew, and caldeirada de frutos do mar, a fisherman’s stew with rice and cassava pirão. —Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025

Flores-Ruiz's father is a fisherman and frog-catcher. —John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Each fall, a unique prize awaits in its Black Creek currents; the creek is one of only a handful of spots in the state where fly-fisherman can cast for rainbow trout. —Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fisherman

• fisherman's bend
• fly fisherman

Rhymes for fisherman

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan
• minuteman

Kids Definition

fisherman

noun

fish·​er·​man ˈfish-ər-mən 

1

: a person who fishes

2

: a ship used in commercial fishing