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
In the Dominican Republic, commercial fishers sometimes place a palm tree, floating upright and attached to a buoy, in the middle of the ocean.
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Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
The first foreigners to spend more than a brief time in the Northern Territory were Buginese and Makasarese sea cucumber fishers from the island of Celebes (Sulawesi).
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
The lake is surrounded by Ouachita National Forest and has 40,000 acres of clear water that is a playground for boaters, swimmers, fishers, and campers.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
To come to their finding, the researchers relied on interviews with local residents and fishers, as well as video footage, to piece together the timeline of events leading up to the mass strandings.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
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Mike Kurlansky, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
The first foreigners to spend more than a brief time in the Northern Territory were Buginese and Makasarese sea cucumber fishers from the island of Celebes (Sulawesi).
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
The lake is surrounded by Ouachita National Forest and has 40,000 acres of clear water that is a playground for boaters, swimmers, fishers, and campers.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
To come to their finding, the researchers relied on interviews with local residents and fishers, as well as video footage, to piece together the timeline of events leading up to the mass strandings.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fisher
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Her social media feed piled up with video after video of polar bear rescues, such as fishermen or scientists hauling a freezing, struggling baby polar bear onto a ship.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Opened in 1980 by commercial fisherman Jon Mansur and his wife, Sharon, Jon’s Fish Market grew into one of the harbor’s defining businesses, offering a direct line between local catches and the plate.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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