as in fisherman
someone who catches fish
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
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The key has been giving consumers the chance to connect the catch to the fisher.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Local fishers on Mayotte struggle to talk about the phenomenon because there is no established terminology for it.
—Miki Mori, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
Leicester hoped to convince the U.S. and Jamaican governments to keep passing boats from inadvertently cutting the lines attached to local fishers’ large sunken fish traps.
—Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Human Connection Winner, Zhang Xiang A traditional Chinese fisher traverses a beach as the sunset’s golden haze is reflected by the sand and water.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Local fishers on Mayotte struggle to talk about the phenomenon because there is no established terminology for it.
—Miki Mori, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
Leicester hoped to convince the U.S. and Jamaican governments to keep passing boats from inadvertently cutting the lines attached to local fishers’ large sunken fish traps.
—Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Human Connection Winner, Zhang Xiang A traditional Chinese fisher traverses a beach as the sunset’s golden haze is reflected by the sand and water.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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