as in fisherman
someone who catches fish
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
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Recent Examples of fisher
Officially opened in 2005, this cozy tavern is operated by a third-generation octopus fisher, providing guests with plenty of opportunity to dine on traditional polbo paired with red wine or local beer.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Through much of the 20th century, California’s salmon fishery formed the economic backbone of coastal fishing ports, with fishers using hook and line pulling in millions of pounds in good years.
—Alastair Bland | Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
In fact, says ULL researcher Geoffrey Stewart, American fishers only catch about 10% of what American diners are eating.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Sarah Bates, a commercial fisher based at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, said the ongoing closure has stripped many boat owners of most of their income.
—Alastair Bland | Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Through much of the 20th century, California’s salmon fishery formed the economic backbone of coastal fishing ports, with fishers using hook and line pulling in millions of pounds in good years.
—Alastair Bland | Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
In fact, says ULL researcher Geoffrey Stewart, American fishers only catch about 10% of what American diners are eating.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Sarah Bates, a commercial fisher based at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, said the ongoing closure has stripped many boat owners of most of their income.
—Alastair Bland | Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisher
fisherman
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Meanwhile, an 11-state Fisheries Mitigation Project is still trying to figure out how to establish a process by which the wind developers will compensate fishermen for messing up their industry.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Frank recalls when her husband, Willie Frank III, also a fisherman, would come back with many totes full of salmon.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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