fishers

Definition of fishersnext
plural of fisher
as in fishermen
someone who catches fish few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father

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Recent Examples of fishers Businesses and other organizations also use Form 1099-MISC to report payments to attorneys, health care providers, commercial fishers, and others. Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 GrowNYC’s flagship market operates four days a week year-round and hosts up to 140 regional farmers, fishers and bakers from within a 250-mile radius during peak season. Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 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 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 In addition to the local authorities, the State Emergency Service, Country Fire Service and professional fishers are searching for the baby. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Platforms like iNaturalist allow divers, fishers and coastal residents to upload observations that are later verified by a global community of users. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Italian fishers catch the crabs, while the company provides expertise in processing and commercializing the food to international markets, including the US. Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishers
fishermen
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  • Brazilian footwear giant Melissa later helped make the jelly shoe ubiquitous with the Aranha, introduced in 1979 and inspired by sandals worn by fishermen on the French Riviera.
    Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • There’s the longtime police lieutenant, and the local career fishermen, and the seafood caterers, and the waitresses at a local restaurant—a couple of party-happy Irish girls, and a beleaguered Australian.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Fishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishers. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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