fishwifenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɪʃ.waɪf/us/ˈfɪʃ.waɪf/plural fishwives UK old-fashioneda loud, unpleasant woman
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant women
- bag
- battleaxe
- bitch
- cow
- crone
- dog
- dragon
- hag
- harpy
- harridan
- misandry
- she-devil
- shrew
- termagant
- trout
- virago
- vixen
- witch
Examples from literature
- At this style of language the fishwives are said to be extremely proficient.
- If it isn't some one she's brought by her yells, snarled the fishwife.
- They quarrel like fishwives and scold about the number of "sides" each other has, and refuse to play up prettily, and I'm heartsick over it all, Sally.