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Recent Examples of fisherfolk
Permits were even required for Gazan fisherfolk to use the sea.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisherfolk
Noun
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Extend your stay in Portorosso with the 2021 short Ciao Alberto, which follows Alberto working for the intimidating fisherman Massimo (Marco Barricelli).—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cris Collinsworth, a generous fisherman, let CeeDee off the hook.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thompson plays a widowed fisherwoman who travels alone through snowbound northern Minnesota and interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Aug. 2025
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The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Surprisingly, local fishers described the species as an occasional bycatch when targeting fish part of the Sciaenidae family to the authors of a new study highlighting this find, led by Jack Sagumai of WWF Pacific.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That includes rangers who were monitoring animals like the endangered Pacific fisher in California’s Yosemite National Park.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Fisherfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherfolk. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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