as in fisher
someone who catches fish
fishermen sorting out their catch
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Recent Examples of fisherman
In 2018, a Chinese tourist and a local fisherman were killed in hippo attacks on the same day in Kenya.
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CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
Two local fishermen recently rescued a humpback whale that had become entangled in rope off the United Kingdom.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Even before that, Perry earned quarters cutting fish and peeling shrimp alongside commercial fisherman in Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina.
—Jenny Hartley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
Imagine if Hopkins and University of Maryland professors worked with local fishermen to clean up the Chesapeake, or if the NIH and the Maryland Science Center brought an after-school science curriculum to Maryland public schools.
—Brendon Davis, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
Two local fishermen recently rescued a humpback whale that had become entangled in rope off the United Kingdom.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Even before that, Perry earned quarters cutting fish and peeling shrimp alongside commercial fisherman in Murrell’s Inlet, South Carolina.
—Jenny Hartley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
Imagine if Hopkins and University of Maryland professors worked with local fishermen to clean up the Chesapeake, or if the NIH and the Maryland Science Center brought an after-school science curriculum to Maryland public schools.
—Brendon Davis, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for fisherman
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“Fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherman. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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