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

And in Ali Cook’s fisherman’s tale The Pearl Comb, set in the late 1800s, a humble medicine woman brings lifesaving treatments to the people of her small Cornish village. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025

But the most successful fishermen plan their trips around the rising and setting of the moon. —Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025

The owner of a marina bar near the location where Heinz's body was spotted told Fox News Digital in July that the young fisherman found the body face down and wrapped in duckweed. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025

Shiite clerics, Baluch fishermen, and Tehrani teenagers have all spent hours listening to Googoosh. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 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