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Fisherman
//ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən// noun
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Noun
- 1 A fisher, a person engaged in fishing:; Any person who attempts to catch fish.
"The fisherman casts her line."
- 2 a man whose occupation is catching fish wordnet
- 3 A fisher, a person engaged in fishing:; A person whose profession is catching fish.
"He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time."
- 4 A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
"They tortured and put to death English factors in the Spice Islands; they descended upon the fisheries of the North Sea in huge fleets escorted by men-of-war that attacked and sank the fishermen of other nations"
Etymology
From fisher + -man.
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