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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman who fishes as an occupation or for sport.

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  • noun A woman who fishes.
  • noun A woman whose profession is catching fish.

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Examples

  • The fisherwoman is a Greek goddess, Artemis herself, or the Roman deity

    Al-Ahram Weekly Online 2010

  • The "fisherwoman" could speak French, -- moreover, she could speak it with a wonderfully soft and perfect accent, -- the "person" had studied Homer and Shakespeare, and was conversant with the best literature, -- and, bitterest sting of all, the "peasant" could give every woman in the room a lesson in deportment, grace, and perfect taste in dress.

    Thelma Marie Corelli 1889

  • I followed the fisherwoman upstairs, her son having disappeared into the recesses of the garage, and soon found myself at the polished dining room table of a home not much bigger than the "fish market" below.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation fisherwoman, was arrested for disturbing the peace.

    Renewed energy for renewable energy | Amy Goodman 2011

  • This cuts no ice whatever with Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation fisherwoman from the Texas Gulf coast.

    BP's PR campaign fails to clean up reputation after Gulf oil spill | John Vidal 2011

  • You have the same generosity of spirit as the fisherwoman and her son -- you invite us into your home and life several times a week ... you, too, are a treasure.

    gracieux - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • That child loves all things outdoors, and she is quite the little fisherwoman.

    Field & Stream 2009

  • One imagines the expert fisherwoman (Hurston) and the expert cook (Rawlings) enjoying each other's company as they floated down the Indian River, which, as Hurston wrote, "passes for the most beautiful river in the world."

    Southern Soulmates Stuart Ferguson 2010

  • That child loves all things outdoors, and she is quite the little fisherwoman.

    Field & Stream 2009

  • I followed the fisherwoman upstairs, her son having disappeared into the recesses of the garage, and soon found myself at the polished dining room table of a home not much bigger than the "fish market" below.

    gracieux - French Word-A-Day 2009

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