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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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For he had been given the task of coordinating the fishermen in charge of feeding the prospectors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Drug-trafficking networks with links to transnational cartels are active along Ecuador’s coast and have used fishermen and their small boats to transport illicit shipments, according to local police.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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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With sea lions still eating thousands of salmon each spring at sites such as the Bonneville Dam, near Portland, some local fishers, tribal members, and politicians are pushing for the mammals’ body count to rise.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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The culinary team works with local farms, ranches, and fishers to source ingredients.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Fisherfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherfolk. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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