fisherman Definition
fisher·man (fis̸h′ər mən)
noun pl. -·men-mən
- a person who fishes for sport or for a living
- a commercial fishing vessel
adjective
designating or of a style of bulky sweater knit in a combination of stitches and having a wide collar or turtleneck
fisherman Synonyms
fisherman
n.
fisherman Usage Examples
Possessives
- cottage: His son was born in a fisherman's cottage in 1745.
- hut: My place to buy fish is Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast, where there are ad hoc fisherman's huts along the front.
- wife: Often, a fisherman's wife does not come from a local fishing family.
- net: History Originally from Newfoundland Canada, the Labrador was trained to jump overboard into the icy waters to haul fishermen's nets to shore.
Converse of subject
- inhabit: It is a small place, situated on the eastern coast, and chiefly inhabited by fishermen.
- catch: This was the first night dive for some divers and buddy pairs even managed to be caught by the fishermen, congratulations Al!
Converse of object
- compensate: This economic potential could be realized in several ways and used to compensate fishermen for changing fishing techniques, targets and fishing areas.
- watch: You can also amuse yourself watching the local fishermen shining bright lights on the waters to attract squid.
Adjective modifier
- inshore: I took a delegation of East Anglian inshore fishermen along with me.
- Galilean: The business, the livelihood, the culture of the Galilean fisherman.
- avid: Said royal caribbean grandeur of the sea i wish taking passengers to are avid fishermen.
- reconstructed: In one part of the museum is a reconstructed fisherman 's cottage.
- passionate: Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884, educated at Rugby and became a passionate fisherman from a very young age.
- coarse: Our coarse fisherman had yet to catch a coarse fish on the fly.
Noun used with modifier
- creel: Box of bait on the pier Open On return to shore, the creel fishermen may be met by his buyer or merchant.
- deep-sea: A Court of Auditors official commented: These are not coal miners or deep-sea fishermen.
- lobster: Lobster fishermen use smaller open boats with flat decks for the creels.
- shrimp: Other rewards for a shrimp fisherman provided by lutz's who pays it.
- scallop: A tiered system would allow our scallop fishermen to gain some markets.
- crab: The tiny harbor is now used by a local crab fisherman.
Browse dictionary entries near fisherman
- ‹ Fisher (of Lambeth), Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron
- ‹ Fisher, M(ary) F(rances) K(ennedy)
- ‹ Fisher, M
- ‹ Fisher, H(erbert) A(lbert) L(aurens)
- ‹ Fisher, H
- ‹ fisher
- ‹ fishbowl
- ‹ fish story
- ‹ fish stick
- ‹ Fish, Michael
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