fly-fisher

noun

variants or less commonly fly-fisherman

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗⸗⸗

plural fly-fishers also fly-fishermen

: an angler who uses or prefers the technique of fly-fishing

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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