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Recent Examples of fisherwoman
The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
The ship, named after Gaza’s first and only fisherwoman according to FFC, was launched from Sicily, Italy on June 1.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 June 2025
But at least one fisherwoman is using social media to her advantage.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
The enterprise trains local fishermen and their families—including fisherwomen, whose roles have been largely erased by modern norms—in leather tanning, sewing, and sustainable fishing practices.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
For years, the fisherwoman has lived in the heart of this national park, located on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca.
—Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Bragg is Mendocino’s slightly larger sibling 20 minutes away and has cool restaurants like the Princess Seafood, which is run by an entirely female crew of fisherwomen in a local marina.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
The ship, named after Gaza’s first and only fisherwoman according to FFC, was launched from Sicily, Italy on June 1.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 June 2025
But at least one fisherwoman is using social media to her advantage.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
The enterprise trains local fishermen and their families—including fisherwomen, whose roles have been largely erased by modern norms—in leather tanning, sewing, and sustainable fishing practices.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
For years, the fisherwoman has lived in the heart of this national park, located on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca.
—Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Bragg is Mendocino’s slightly larger sibling 20 minutes away and has cool restaurants like the Princess Seafood, which is run by an entirely female crew of fisherwomen in a local marina.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisherwoman
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Two Minnesota fishermen made an unexpected discovery beneath the Mississippi River this week when sonar technology led them to what authorities say could be a break in a decades-old cold case.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Tu Tu’ Tun was also a favorite of fishermen fishing on the Rogue or in the Pacific. Since April 2024, Tu Tu’ Tun has been undergoing a transformation, from rustic lodge to destination dining and first-class hotel.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Government attorneys say the fisheries service's letter merely notified commercial fishers of a change that had already taken place through Trump's authority to remove the prohibition on commercial fishing in certain areas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Aug. 2025
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The floating feeders will dispense food four times a day, then commercial fishers will go out to the feeders to catch the fish.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fisherwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherwoman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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