as in fisher
someone who catches fish
fishermen sorting out their catch
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Recent Examples of fisherman
There was a camp nearby and Bob guessed that its occupants were trout fishermen.
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Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
This music, rooted in the experiences of fishermen and people who recite lyrics on the banks of the Magdalena River, was not initially accepted by the middle and upper classes of that time.
—Karla Gachet, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Shepp announced that Veal earned the rare Girl Scout Saving Award, an accolade reserved for monumental acts of bravery; Veal, along with her mother, helped save the life of a Sand City Beach fisherman who lost his footing and collapsed, pulling him ashore.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
This music, rooted in the experiences of fishermen and people who recite lyrics on the banks of the Magdalena River, was not initially accepted by the middle and upper classes of that time.
—Karla Gachet, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Shepp announced that Veal earned the rare Girl Scout Saving Award, an accolade reserved for monumental acts of bravery; Veal, along with her mother, helped save the life of a Sand City Beach fisherman who lost his footing and collapsed, pulling him ashore.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisherman
fisher
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See it In Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, fishers caught four crab-eating frogs, Fejervarya moodiei, marking the first record of this species in the province.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Farmers, fishers, and field workers feel, see and live with the most severe impacts.—
Felipe Arango,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherman. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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