as in fishermen
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
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.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Through radio and snow tracking, biologists later found that the fishers that were released in northwestern Connecticut had high survival rates and successfully reproduced.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Through radio and snow tracking, biologists later found that the fishers that were released in northwestern Connecticut had high survival rates and successfully reproduced.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishers
fishermen
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Orlando, Florida — Well before the sun rises in Orlando, joggers making their laps around Lake Underhill Park are joined by fishermen outfitting their kayaks on the edge of the boat ramp.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the 1990s, an average of 24 commercial fishermen drowned in Alaska each year, according to the CDC.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Fishers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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