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fisher¹
- /ˈfɪʃə/ UK
- /ˈfɪʃɚ/ US
Sounds like fissure, phisher · Rhymes with -ɪʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English fischer, fischare, from Old English fisċere (“fisher”), from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (“fisher”), equivalent to fish + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fisker (“fisher”), West Frisian fisker (“fisher”), Dutch visser (“fisher”), German Low German Fisker, Fisser (“fisher”), German Fischer (“fisher”), Danish fisker (“fisher”), Swedish fiskare (“fisher”).
noun fishers
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A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
The fishers who live here left for the mainland only days ago as an unseasonable October storm ravaged the islands.
Similar: angler, fisherman, fisherperson, piscary, piscator, piscatorialist, piscatorian, piscicapturist, fish farmer, pisciculturist
fisher²
- /ˈfɪʃə/ UK
- /ˈfɪʃɚ/ US
Sounds like fissure, phisher · Rhymes with -ɪʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From French fichet (“polecat pelt”), probably from Dutch visse (“nasty”); modified by folk etymology to resemble Etymology 1.
noun fishers
- A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti), that has thick brown fur. In many ways the fisher resembles the pine marten, possessing many of the marten's tricks and manners.
- Fur of specimens of species Pekania pennanti.
Similar: pekan, fisher cat, black cat, fisher marten, big marten, black fox
Fisher³
- /ˈfɪʃɚ/ US
Sounds like fisher · Rhymes with -ɪʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker and Fischer.
proper noun Fishers
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
- A suburb of the City of Mount Isa, Queensland.
- A locality in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.
- A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada.
- A minor city in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
- A locality in Humboldt County, California.
- A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
- A village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Polk County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
- A sea area centered on the Fisher Bank off the west coast of Denmark.
- Ellipsis of Fisher County
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fisherman, fisher cat, pekan, black cat, martes pennanti, fishing, fishery, angler, fisherfolk, angling, marten, hunter, harvester, sinner, operator, tully
noun
Similar: pekan, fisher cat, black cat, fisher marten, big marten, black fox
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noun person who fishes
| Español | pescador, pishiñero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낚시꾼 naksikkun, 어부 eobu |
| 日本語 | 漁師 ryōshi, 漁民 gyomin |
| 中文 | 魚夫 /鱼夫 yúfū, 漁民 /渔民 yúmín |
| Português | pescador |
| Français | pêcheur, pêcheuse, bateau de pêche, bateau-pêcheur |
| Deutsch | Fischer, Fischerin |
| Italiano | pescatore |
| Ελληνικά | ψαράς psarás |
| Română | pescar |
| Русский | рыба́к rybák, рыболо́в rybolóv |
noun marten
| 中文 | 漁貂 /渔貂 yúdiāo, 食魚貂 /食鱼貂 shíyúdiāo |
|---|---|
| Français | pékan |
| Deutsch | Fischermarder |
| Română | jder-pescăresc |
| Русский | пека́н pekán |
| Tiếng Việt | chồn mactet Bắc Mỹ |
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title = {fisher},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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