fisher

noun

ˈfi-shər How to pronounce fisher (audio)
Definition of fishernext
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 The premium is well worth it for sunset views of the water and a front-row seat to the ferries, fishers, and sailboats passing through. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 An initial grisaille watercolor features a gentleman fly-fisher—Homer’s ideal client—about to scoop a trout into his net. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 Another is to pay fishers to catch inedible ones like the puffer fish so they can be incinerated. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 When one bag of their coke winds up swimming with the fishers, the stage’s set for sharks and psychos to smell blood and swarm. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fisher
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fisherman
Noun
  • In Serbia, fishermen said the only solution for the endangered fish in the Danube side channel in Novi Sad is to move them to another location.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Till’s body was discovered by a fisherman nine days later and recovered from the Tallahatchie River near Pecan Point, about 12 miles north of Money.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fisherman

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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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