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Recent Examples of fisherwoman
The plot requires the tailor’s wife to introduce doubts in the fisherwoman’s mind about her affectionate man’s fidelity.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The film follows a lonely fisherwoman who asks a master basket weaver to build her a husband out of wood, only to become the envy of the village that once shunned her.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Colman plays as a fisherwoman, her village’s outcast, who asks a basketmaker to weave her a husband (Skarsgård).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Oscar winner Olivia Colman is a sardonic fisherwoman who asks a basketmaker to weave her a handsome husband (Alexander Skarsgård) in Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer’s characteristically whimsical follow-up to their surreal end-of-the-world comedy Save Yourselves!.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Martin Ellingham is now Martin Best (Josh Charles); Aunt Joan is Aunt Sarah (Annie Potts), a fisherwoman instead of a farmer.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The film follows a lonely fisherwoman who asks a master basket weaver to build her a husband out of wood, only to become the envy of the village that once shunned her.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
Colman plays as a fisherwoman, her village’s outcast, who asks a basketmaker to weave her a husband (Skarsgård).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Oscar winner Olivia Colman is a sardonic fisherwoman who asks a basketmaker to weave her a handsome husband (Alexander Skarsgård) in Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer’s characteristically whimsical follow-up to their surreal end-of-the-world comedy Save Yourselves!.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Martin Ellingham is now Martin Best (Josh Charles); Aunt Joan is Aunt Sarah (Annie Potts), a fisherwoman instead of a farmer.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisherwoman
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Walsh styled them with the fisherman sweater, the Merino wool coat, and loafers—a sleek, monochromatic outfit that proves how polished capsule pieces can look when styled thoughtfully.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Dining venues will focus on local flavors, sourcing ingredients from regional farmers and fishermen and the on-site organic garden.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Permits were even required for Gazan fisherfolk to use the sea.—
Literary Hub
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Willow Beach also allows fishers to take home most of their catches, with a few exceptions for rare fish.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fisherwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherwoman. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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