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someone who catches fish
fishermen sorting out their catch
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Recent Examples of fishermen
Yet the wilderness is just plain green, a meeting spot for people of all backgrounds and political views, from deer hunters to biologists, bass fishermen to poets.
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Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
Most fishermen confine their angling to early morning and late evening, and the pike fishermen of early spring have given up in disgust.
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Jack G. Mell,
Outdoor Life,
2 July 2026
Matthews said, adding that fishermen do the same thing to harvest sharks or attract fish.
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Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The restaurant originated in Thessaloniki in 2015 and now brings contemporary Greek bistronomy to Santorini with a menu shaped by seasonality, local producers and fishermen.
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Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
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Helena Carpio,
Washington Post,
30 June 2026
The fishermen were hooded and bound, then handed off to authorities from El Salvador, who took them to a naval base in La Unión, on that country’s Pacific coast, more than a thousand miles from Manta.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Investigators said the thefts are being committed by people who often are disguised as fishermen.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
The nets, for the most part, stay out consistently, says Roos, though they are checked regularly, every few days, which prevents not only the algae problem that plagues farmed fish, but also fishermen, as well.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
Most fishermen confine their angling to early morning and late evening, and the pike fishermen of early spring have given up in disgust.
—
Jack G. Mell,
Outdoor Life,
2 July 2026
Matthews said, adding that fishermen do the same thing to harvest sharks or attract fish.
—
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The restaurant originated in Thessaloniki in 2015 and now brings contemporary Greek bistronomy to Santorini with a menu shaped by seasonality, local producers and fishermen.
—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors and emigres returning from abroad — a grassroots campaign filling a government void.
—
Helena Carpio,
Washington Post,
30 June 2026
The fishermen were hooded and bound, then handed off to authorities from El Salvador, who took them to a naval base in La Unión, on that country’s Pacific coast, more than a thousand miles from Manta.
—
Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Investigators said the thefts are being committed by people who often are disguised as fishermen.
—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
The nets, for the most part, stay out consistently, says Roos, though they are checked regularly, every few days, which prevents not only the algae problem that plagues farmed fish, but also fishermen, as well.
—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fishermen
fishers
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Kenyan law restricts trawlers to waters at least 5 nautical miles (9 kilometers) offshore, but fishers say some vessels routinely operate much closer.
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Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
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“Fishermen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishermen. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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