as in fisher
someone who catches fish
fishermen sorting out their catch
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Recent Examples of fisherman
Work starts early for the fishermen of Chichiriviche de la Costa, a remote village on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, some two hours of unpaved driving from the capital Caracas.
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Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In the middle of the Mediterranean, off the coast of the island nation of Malta, a professional fisherman dropped his trammel net into the water.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Powney, who launched her sustainable label Akyn earlier this year, created a collection filled with chunky, but lightweight, fisherman knits, Aran sweaters, and warming pieces such as a waterproof parka and a quilted liner jacket.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Across the islands, fishermen still use palm leaves to make rafts for catching lampuka (also known as mahi mahi).
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
In the middle of the Mediterranean, off the coast of the island nation of Malta, a professional fisherman dropped his trammel net into the water.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Powney, who launched her sustainable label Akyn earlier this year, created a collection filled with chunky, but lightweight, fisherman knits, Aran sweaters, and warming pieces such as a waterproof parka and a quilted liner jacket.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Across the islands, fishermen still use palm leaves to make rafts for catching lampuka (also known as mahi mahi).
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisherman
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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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“Fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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