as in fisherman
someone who catches fish
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
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Anyone can purchase an original print or commission a piece that uses subjects sourced from local captains, fishers, and even the artist’s own expeditions.
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Charlene Fang, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
Their stock has now been rebuilt to the point that U.S. commercial fishers are gradually being allowed to harvest more Pacific bluefin tuna.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The driver drove his van onto Shawano Lake where the fisher was located, Shawano County deputies said in a Jan. 7 news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Most of the seafood served up in their Huntington Beach restaurant Calico Fish House is sourced from fishers in the area.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Charlene Fang, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
Their stock has now been rebuilt to the point that U.S. commercial fishers are gradually being allowed to harvest more Pacific bluefin tuna.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
The driver drove his van onto Shawano Lake where the fisher was located, Shawano County deputies said in a Jan. 7 news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Most of the seafood served up in their Huntington Beach restaurant Calico Fish House is sourced from fishers in the area.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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