fisherman
noun
fish·er·man
ˈfi-shər-mən 
1
: one who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure
2
: a ship used in commercial fishing
Examples of fisherman in a Sentence
fishermen sorting out their catch
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Each dog wore an e-collar and had a number painted on its side, and the fishermen later learned that the hounds had been participating in a fox hunt in Grenada.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 June 2024
Some fishermen sell early and low, just to get money in hand.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
While Rhaenyra is sobbing over Luke’s cloak, which fisherman have snagged in a net along with his dragon’s wing, Daemon gets word that Mysaria has been found as a stowaway on a ship to Dragonstone.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 June 2024
The 59-year-old fisherman died Thursday afternoon after suffering the emergency at a boatyard in Naknek, Alaska, the Bristol Bay police chief confirmed to Deadline.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 June 2024
Some fishermen sell early and low, just to get money in hand.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
While Rhaenyra is sobbing over Luke’s cloak, which fisherman have snagged in a net along with his dragon’s wing, Daemon gets word that Mysaria has been found as a stowaway on a ship to Dragonstone.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 June 2024
The 59-year-old fisherman died Thursday afternoon after suffering the emergency at a boatyard in Naknek, Alaska, the Bristol Bay police chief confirmed to Deadline.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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fisherman
noun
fish·er·man
ˈfish-ər-mən
1
: a person who fishes
2
: a ship used in commercial fishing
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