fisherwoman
noun
fish·er·wom·an
ˈfi-shər-ˌwu̇-mən 
: a woman who fishes as an occupation or for pleasure
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The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.
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Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Bragg is Mendocino’s slightly larger sibling 20 minutes away and has cool restaurants like the Princess Seafood, which is run by an entirely female crew of fisherwomen in a local marina.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the fantasy adventure full of dinosaurs, cavepeople and erupting volcanoes, Welch played a fisherwoman who falls for a man (John Richardson) banished from his own tribe.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
She’s been a commercial fisherwoman—she’s had to work with her hands.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
Elisha Lucero was known in her family as a painter, a fisherwoman and a caretaker who had put aside her ambitions to nurse relatives through bouts of poor health.
—Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
An avid fisherwoman, Haaland takes her boat out three or four times a week, always half hoping to catch a massive halibut.
—Leslie Pariseau, Saveur, 19 Sep. 2016
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island.
—Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
Floods and droughts One of them is Hauwa Mohammed, a 70-year-old fisherwoman, who had to flee from the port town of Baga.
—Alicia Prager, Quartz Africa, 18 Oct. 2019
Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Bragg is Mendocino’s slightly larger sibling 20 minutes away and has cool restaurants like the Princess Seafood, which is run by an entirely female crew of fisherwomen in a local marina.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the fantasy adventure full of dinosaurs, cavepeople and erupting volcanoes, Welch played a fisherwoman who falls for a man (John Richardson) banished from his own tribe.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
She’s been a commercial fisherwoman—she’s had to work with her hands.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
Elisha Lucero was known in her family as a painter, a fisherwoman and a caretaker who had put aside her ambitions to nurse relatives through bouts of poor health.
—Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
An avid fisherwoman, Haaland takes her boat out three or four times a week, always half hoping to catch a massive halibut.
—Leslie Pariseau, Saveur, 19 Sep. 2016
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island.
—Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
Floods and droughts One of them is Hauwa Mohammed, a 70-year-old fisherwoman, who had to flee from the port town of Baga.
—Alicia Prager, Quartz Africa, 18 Oct. 2019
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