Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who fishes as an occupation or for sport.
- noun A commercial fishing vessel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One whose occupation or sport is the catching of fish; one who catches fish, whether for profit or for pleasure; a man skilled in catching fish.
- noun A vessel employed in fishing.
- noun The fishing-duck or fish-duck; a merganser.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One whose occupation is to catch fish.
- noun (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who attempts to
catch fish . - noun A person whose
profession is catching fish. - noun A boat used for
commercial fishing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone whose occupation is catching fish
Etymologies
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Examples
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June 26th, 2006 at 12: 47 pm they actually have a bad ass grimm reaper on there for 1000 …. oh and the fisherman is awesome as well
Fork Accident 2006
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For some the life of a fisherman is a necessity; for others a necessary challenge.
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My guess is if this had been about spin fisherman it would have never made the Wall Street Journal.
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What makes a good fly fisherman is being able to read patterns and follow them.
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"And now this fisherman is come to Jerusalem, the place is packed with pilgrims ripe for any trouble, and Hanan stirs and stirs the broth."
Chapter 17 2010
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On the blue-gray waters of Lake Edward, where the eastern fringe of Congo blends into Uganda, Byanmongo Matabishi, a fisherman from the Congolese village of Vitshumbi, stands on a pirogue and shakes his head.
As Go the Hippos … 2009
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What makes a good fly fisherman is being able to read patterns and follow them.
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On the blue-gray waters of Lake Edward, where the eastern fringe of Congo blends into Uganda, Byanmongo Matabishi, a fisherman from the Congolese village of Vitshumbi, stands on a pirogue and shakes his head.
As Go the Hippos … 2009
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On the blue-gray waters of Lake Edward, where the eastern fringe of Congo blends into Uganda, Byanmongo Matabishi, a fisherman from the Congolese village of Vitshumbi, stands on a pirogue and shakes his head.
As Go the Hippos … 2009
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Ask DeeterNot really sure what a wannabe fly fisherman is ...
The Abel-Madoff Dish from the Drake Tim Romano 2008
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