as in fisherman
someone who catches fish
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
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Recent Examples of fisher
To raise awareness of health risks, Tanapon Phenrat of Naresuan University helped develop a smartphone fish safety app, training fishers in Chiang Saen to use it to identify and upload images of suspicious fish.
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Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
This activity harms unique ecosystems and significantly impacts artisanal and small-scale fishers in the region.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Seaweed farming could open up an additional income source that makes use of fishers’ existing gear and expertise.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 8 Apr. 2026
The Fresno Forestry Sciences Laboratory, for example, focused its research ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada mountains, looking at strategies to help sustain species like the California spotted owls, fishers and yellow-legged frogs.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
This activity harms unique ecosystems and significantly impacts artisanal and small-scale fishers in the region.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Seaweed farming could open up an additional income source that makes use of fishers’ existing gear and expertise.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 8 Apr. 2026
The Fresno Forestry Sciences Laboratory, for example, focused its research ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada mountains, looking at strategies to help sustain species like the California spotted owls, fishers and yellow-legged frogs.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisher
fisherman
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Her social media feed piled up with video after video of polar bear rescues, such as fishermen or scientists hauling a freezing, struggling baby polar bear onto a ship.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Opened in 1980 by commercial fisherman Jon Mansur and his wife, Sharon, Jon’s Fish Market grew into one of the harbor’s defining businesses, offering a direct line between local catches and the plate.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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