Synonyms of fishermen

fishermen

noun

plural of fisherman

as in fishers

someone who catches fish

fishermen sorting out their catch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fishers
• fisherfolk
• anglers
• fisherwomen
• trollers
• fly fishermen
• watermen
• trawlers
• trawlermen
• surf casters
• gillers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fishermen

The latter traversed the Panama Canal on a tugboat named the Shannon Dann, which rescued four fishermen off the coast of Baja California, tangerine behemoth and all. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The demand for local sea cucumbers, which get exported to China, is too high to sustain; there is also an ongoing battle between artisanal fishermen and those who use shortsighted methods to turn a quick buck. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

There are records of stripers that weighed up to 125 pounds caught by commercial fishermen. — Bob Rocchetta As Told To Al Ristori, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2026

Yet Dunlap is also somewhat insulated from that critique due to his years spent as the executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, a pro-2nd Amendment group that supports hunters and fishermen. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

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

Long before anyone called the area Stingray City, fishermen anchored in Grand Cayman’s North Sound to clean their catch. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026

Bruns points out that the cost of diesel affects everything that arrives via truck, from boat supplies to the wood for the crab traps, so expenses for fishermen have risen, too. — Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

The Supreme Court's decision not to hear Thompson's case was one of two federal court rulings against lobster fishermen this month. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026