fisherwoman

noun

fish·​er·​wom·​an ˈfi-shər-ˌwu̇-mən 

: a woman who fishes as an occupation or for pleasure

Examples of fisherwoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Writer-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson wanted the fisherwoman’s husband to be created practically, rather than with special effects. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones, the film follows a small village fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who convinces a local basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) to build her a husband out of wicker (Alexander Skarsgård). — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s offbeat love story between a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) and a man made of wicker (Alexander Skarsgård) has been a hot topic among cinephiles since its audience-pleasing debut at Sundance earlier this year. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026

The only full frontal is when the fisherwoman (Colman) is looking at the nude wicker man off in the distance in the water. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fisherwoman

• businesswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
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• washerwoman
• chairwoman
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• saleswoman