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someone who catches fish
fishermen sorting out their catch
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Recent Examples of fishermen
Finolhu also exclusively sources fish from local fishermen and hires local artists and musicians.
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Reports of the ship would come in batches from locals, fishermen and other sailors; the fog evidently the perfect atmosphere to draw this ghost ship back home.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
There was a camp nearby and Bob guessed that its occupants were trout fishermen.
—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
Eight fishermen were eventually rescued while three remain missing as search efforts continue.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Surfing teachers are sitting idly in the sand, while fishermen in protective suits wade through the water and pick up trash.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The fishermen didn’t see the flags posted by the harbor master warning of the big waves slamming Newport Beach’s coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Reports of the ship would come in batches from locals, fishermen and other sailors; the fog evidently the perfect atmosphere to draw this ghost ship back home.
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
There was a camp nearby and Bob guessed that its occupants were trout fishermen.
—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
Eight fishermen were eventually rescued while three remain missing as search efforts continue.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Surfing teachers are sitting idly in the sand, while fishermen in protective suits wade through the water and pick up trash.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
The fishermen didn’t see the flags posted by the harbor master warning of the big waves slamming Newport Beach’s coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishermen
fishers
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Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Farmers and fishers know their ecosystems better than anyone.—
Felipe Arango,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Fishermen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishermen. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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