fisherman
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fisherman
- /ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/ UK
- /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/ US
noun fishermen
- Any person who attempts to catch fish. The fisherman casts her line.
- A person whose profession is catching fish. He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
- 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
Similar: fisher
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fisher, fishing, fishery, angler, fisherfolk, angling, fish, hunter, harvester, sea, sinner, operator, anglers, fisheries, fishers, harvesters
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noun person catching fish
| Español | pescador, pescadora, pishiñero |
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| 한국어 | 낚시꾼 naksikkun, 어부 eobu |
| 日本語 | 漁師 ryōshi, 漁夫 gyofu |
| 中文 | 漁夫 /渔夫 yúfū, 漁民 /渔民 yúmín, 漁人 /渔人 yúrén |
| हिन्दी | माहीगीर māhīgīr, मछुआ machuā, धीवर dhīvar |
| Kiswahili | mvuvi |
| Português | pescador, pescadora |
| Français | pêcheur, pêcheuse |
| Deutsch | Fischer, Fischerin, Angler, Anglerin |
| Italiano | pescatore, pescatrice |
| Ελληνικά | ψαράς psarás, ψαρού psaroú |
| Română | pescar, pescăreasă |
| Русский | рыба́к rybák, рыба́чка rybáčka, рыболо́в rybolóv |
| Tiếng Việt | ngư dân, dân chài, ngư phủ |
| العربية | صَيَّاد ṣayyād, صَيَّادَة ṣayyāda |
| עברית | דייג, דַּיָּג dayág |
noun vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing
| Deutsch | Fischereiboot |
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title = {fisherman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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