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angler

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Recent Examples of angler DeFoe finished 13th in the angler-of-the-year race and finished in the top 12 in four of the circuit's seven tournaments. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 For the dedicated angler, though, a certificate wasn’t really the point. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The 2022 state record was also caught off Hatteras, by an angler from New Jersey, according to Sport Fishing magazine. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 It’s been a big year for Idaho fishing records, and another angler just landed the biggest of them all. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for angler

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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

Definition of fisherwoman

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Alaska’s core constituency is composed of Natives, fishermen, rural legislators, and unions, with some chamber-of-commerce types mixed in.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
There’s a guest bedroom with a massive wooden bunk bed built by a competitive bass fisherman who starred in an MMA reality TV show.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of fisherman

Noun

Fishermen say increasing competition has spurred a sharp rise in armed conflict, especially between fisherfolk from the Turkana and Dassanech ethnic groups.

— Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Eco effort The on-site organic farm, close relations with local farmers and fisherfolk, and a total ban on single-use plastics can be expected from a resort of this calibre.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

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