fisherwoman
noun
fish·er·wom·an
ˈfi-shər-ˌwu̇-mən 
: a woman who fishes as an occupation or for pleasure
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The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Bragg is Mendocino’s slightly larger sibling 20 minutes away and has cool restaurants like the Princess Seafood, which is run by an entirely female crew of fisherwomen in a local marina.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the fantasy adventure full of dinosaurs, cavepeople and erupting volcanoes, Welch played a fisherwoman who falls for a man (John Richardson) banished from his own tribe.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
She’s been a commercial fisherwoman—she’s had to work with her hands.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
Elisha Lucero was known in her family as a painter, a fisherwoman and a caretaker who had put aside her ambitions to nurse relatives through bouts of poor health.
—Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
An avid fisherwoman, Haaland takes her boat out three or four times a week, always half hoping to catch a massive halibut.
—Leslie Pariseau, Saveur, 19 Sep. 2016
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island.
—Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Bragg is Mendocino’s slightly larger sibling 20 minutes away and has cool restaurants like the Princess Seafood, which is run by an entirely female crew of fisherwomen in a local marina.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
In the fantasy adventure full of dinosaurs, cavepeople and erupting volcanoes, Welch played a fisherwoman who falls for a man (John Richardson) banished from his own tribe.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
She’s been a commercial fisherwoman—she’s had to work with her hands.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
Elisha Lucero was known in her family as a painter, a fisherwoman and a caretaker who had put aside her ambitions to nurse relatives through bouts of poor health.
—Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
An avid fisherwoman, Haaland takes her boat out three or four times a week, always half hoping to catch a massive halibut.
—Leslie Pariseau, Saveur, 19 Sep. 2016
Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island.
—Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2020
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