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someone who catches fish
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
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Recent Examples of fishers
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.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
The culinary team works with local farms, ranches, and fishers to source ingredients.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Bristol Bristol, Tennessee, is the perfect mountain town for fly fishers and country music lovers.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Sara Almabruk of the Libyan Biology Society also noted that training local fishers in more sustainable fishing methods would reduce their incentive to catch and sell great whites illegally.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Efforts have been reinforced with more than 100 personnel, supported by police and navy, who were combing four sectors in inflatable boats, navy ships and rescue vessels with the assistance of local fishers and residents.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Their biggest predatory threat is the Tully Grunter, a larger native Australian fish up to 35 centimeters long, that scientists believe was introduced to the river by recreational fishers wanting a decent catch.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Historically, local shrimp fishers accidentally caught the small porpoises in gill nets, inadvertently killing them.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
The lights themselves are also heavy, can make the nets sag, and not easy for fishers to work with.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
The culinary team works with local farms, ranches, and fishers to source ingredients.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Bristol Bristol, Tennessee, is the perfect mountain town for fly fishers and country music lovers.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Sara Almabruk of the Libyan Biology Society also noted that training local fishers in more sustainable fishing methods would reduce their incentive to catch and sell great whites illegally.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Efforts have been reinforced with more than 100 personnel, supported by police and navy, who were combing four sectors in inflatable boats, navy ships and rescue vessels with the assistance of local fishers and residents.
—CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Their biggest predatory threat is the Tully Grunter, a larger native Australian fish up to 35 centimeters long, that scientists believe was introduced to the river by recreational fishers wanting a decent catch.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Historically, local shrimp fishers accidentally caught the small porpoises in gill nets, inadvertently killing them.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
The lights themselves are also heavy, can make the nets sag, and not easy for fishers to work with.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishers
fishermen
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Quatisha’s body was found in a canal days later by fishermen.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Environmental groups and area fishermen and shrimpers are suing to block the new facility, claiming regulators have not adequately assessed the cumulative environmental impacts of it when considered alongside other LNG export facilities in the area currently operating or in the planning stages.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Fishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishers. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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