fisher
noun
fish·er ˈfi-shər 
1
: one that fishes
2
a
: a dark brown North American carnivorous mammal (Martes pennanti) of the weasel family
b
: the fur or pelt of this animal
Synonyms
- fisherman
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Example Sentences
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
Recent Examples on the Web The fisher, identified as a 50-year-old man, was injured and holding onto rocks near Dog Island as six-foot waves crashed around him, the Coast Guard said in a news release. 
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022 Dan Potts is an avid outdoorsman, fisher, hunter and member of DWR’s Regional Advisory Committee for the Central Region of the state. The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Snackle boxes carry a variety of snacks in compartments in the same way that a tackle box holds a fisher’s tools, lures and line. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Fast-moving, furry and ferocious:The fisher cat doesn't really like fish. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022 Regal fisher eagles and birds of all kinds live within this preservation project of a brackish coastal wetland. John Oseid, Forbes, 19 May 2022 None of this bodes well for the state’s once robust seafaring economy: the average age of a Maine commercial fisher hovers above 50, suggesting that many young people have lost faith in the work. Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American, 1 May 2022 After narrowly missing the cut a year ago, Collins High School bass fisher Evan Fields was selected to be a 2022 Bassmaster High School All-American. J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2022 Wright, an Oregonian who sings in a metal band and attends Renaissance festivals learned his outdoor survival skills from his father, a marine veteran who was an avid hunter and fisher. Phillip Dwight Morgan, Outside Online, 28 July 2021 See More
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022 Dan Potts is an avid outdoorsman, fisher, hunter and member of DWR’s Regional Advisory Committee for the Central Region of the state. The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Snackle boxes carry a variety of snacks in compartments in the same way that a tackle box holds a fisher’s tools, lures and line. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Fast-moving, furry and ferocious:The fisher cat doesn't really like fish. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022 Regal fisher eagles and birds of all kinds live within this preservation project of a brackish coastal wetland. John Oseid, Forbes, 19 May 2022 None of this bodes well for the state’s once robust seafaring economy: the average age of a Maine commercial fisher hovers above 50, suggesting that many young people have lost faith in the work. Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American, 1 May 2022 After narrowly missing the cut a year ago, Collins High School bass fisher Evan Fields was selected to be a 2022 Bassmaster High School All-American. J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 21 Apr. 2022 Wright, an Oregonian who sings in a metal band and attends Renaissance festivals learned his outdoor survival skills from his father, a marine veteran who was an avid hunter and fisher. Phillip Dwight Morgan, Outside Online, 28 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Biographical Definition
Fisher 1 of 4
biographical name (1)
Fish·er ˈfi-shər
Dorothy 1879–1958 Dorothea Frances née Canfield ˈkan-ˌfēld American novelist
American novelist Fisher
2 of 4biographical name (2)
Irving 1867–1947 American economist
Fisher
3 of 4biographical name (3)
John Arbuthnot 1841–1920 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone ˈkil-vər-stən British admiral
British admiral Fisher
4 of 4biographical name (4)
Mary Frances Kennedy 1908–1992 American writer
fisher
noun
as in fisherman
someone who catches fish few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father Synonyms & Similar Words
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