as in fisherman
someone who catches fish
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
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Sharks, rays, and chimaeras also underpin the food security of vulnerable coastal communities, with fishers in some developing nations reporting that over 80% of their income depends on shark and ray fisheries.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Over the next 16 years, without easing the threat of direct action, the tribes worked with environmentalists, irrigators, commercial fishers, state and federal governments, and PacifiCorp itself to help the utility company do just that.
—Jeff Moag, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
Starting in Barbuda in 2013, Johnson focused on engaging with the community, interviewing hundreds of fishers and residents to develop policy recommendations for better preserving the waters and the species within it.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The application, proposed by Baltimore wind company US Wind, requested to expand a 353-foot long pier in West Ocean City used by local fishers.
—Sofia Appolonio, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Over the next 16 years, without easing the threat of direct action, the tribes worked with environmentalists, irrigators, commercial fishers, state and federal governments, and PacifiCorp itself to help the utility company do just that.
—Jeff Moag, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
Starting in Barbuda in 2013, Johnson focused on engaging with the community, interviewing hundreds of fishers and residents to develop policy recommendations for better preserving the waters and the species within it.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The application, proposed by Baltimore wind company US Wind, requested to expand a 353-foot long pier in West Ocean City used by local fishers.
—Sofia Appolonio, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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