as in fisher
someone who catches fish
fishermen sorting out their catch
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Recent Examples of fisherman
Up until about seven years ago, fishermen in Vietnam would sell them as an inexpensive bycatch seafood product.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
Nestled on the coasts of Islamorada, a village in the Florida Keys, are a series of secluded beaches that attract saltwater fishermen from all over the world.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
The portly, silver-haired son of a Breton fisherman, saw himself as a crusader for preserving French identity under the National Front's banner.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The report put the blame on the failure of a clip of the kind that fishermen use to connect hooks and lures on their lines.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
Nestled on the coasts of Islamorada, a village in the Florida Keys, are a series of secluded beaches that attract saltwater fishermen from all over the world.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
The portly, silver-haired son of a Breton fisherman, saw himself as a crusader for preserving French identity under the National Front's banner.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The report put the blame on the failure of a clip of the kind that fishermen use to connect hooks and lures on their lines.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherman. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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