A fisherman is a man who catches fish as a job or for sport.
Synonyms: angler, fisher More Synonyms of fisherman
fisherman in British English
(ˈfɪʃəmən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
1.
a person who fishes as a profession or for sport
2.
a vessel used for fishing
fisherman in American English
(ˈfɪʃərmən)
nounWord forms: pluralˈfishermen (ˈfɪʃərmən)
1.
a person who fishes for sport or for a living
2.
a commercial fishing vessel
adjective
3.
designating or of a style of bulky sweater knit in a combination of stitches and having a wide collar or turtleneck
: also fisherman (or fisherman's) knit
Examples of 'fisherman' in a sentence
fisherman
He spent six years as a commercial fisherman.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Governments would then divide this quota between commercial fishermen and anglers.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The pith is also used by fishermen for making floats.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Lots of old fishermen could look up and tell you what the weather was going to be.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
The farmer and the fisherman relied much upon favourable weather.
Barrett, Clive The Gods of Asgard (1989)
The flames had begun at the port in fuel tanks used by fishermen.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Road pricing would hurt farmers and fishermen.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some cash will be used to help fishermen buy new equipment to help them fish more selectively.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has been a problem for other birds and also for the fishermen who use the lake.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Each of the local crab fishermen he uses will deliver a slightly different variety to his door.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Experts want fishermen to use brown or granary loaves to lure their catches because they contain more protein.
The Sun (2011)
The measures included a ban on trawling in pairs in the spawning season and monthly limits for commercial fishermen.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But the delivery driver was a former fisherman and he got out his fish knife and did it for her.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The fishermen, farmers and families who refuse to move under constant harassment are indeed local heroes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Shanghai has introduced other exceptions, including more leeway for fishermen and farmers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
La Fontana deals directly with fishermen and farmers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I must be the oldest fisherman around.
The Sun (2010)
The hotel employs 75 staff from the village and buys much of its fresh produce from the local fishermen and farmers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is so bad that former fishermen have taken up a new trade - foraging for drifting refuse which they can sell.
The Sun (2009)
These include those venturing out to sea to fish, kayak or dive, as well as commercial fishermen.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It will be tough, too, for a few thousand commercial fishermen for whom bass is a profitable sideline.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
To paraphrase an old fisherman's tale, there is little point finding the best stretch of river if your net is riddled with holes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
fisherman
British English: fisherman /ˈfɪʃəmən/ NOUN
A fisherman is a person who catches fish as a job or for sport.
American English: fisherman
Arabic: صَيَّادُ السَّمَك
Brazilian Portuguese: pescador
Chinese: 渔民
Croatian: ribar
Czech: rybář
Danish: fisker
Dutch: visser
European Spanish: pescador
Finnish: kalastaja
French: pêcheur métier
German: Fischer
Greek: ψαράς
Italian: pescatore
Japanese: 漁師
Korean: 어부
Norwegian: fisker
Polish: rybak
European Portuguese: pescador
Romanian: pescar
Russian: рыбак
Latin American Spanish: pescador
Swedish: fiskare
Thai: ชาวประมง
Turkish: balıkçı
Ukrainian: рибалка
Vietnamese: ngư dân
All related terms of 'fisherman'
fly fisherman
one who fishes by fly-casting
trout fisherman
a fisherman who catches trout
trawler fisherman
a vessel used for trawling
deep-sea fisherman
a person who takes part in deep-sea fishing
fisherman's bend
a knot used to fasten a rope to an anchor , ring, or spar
fisherman's knot
a knot for joining two ropes of equal thickness consisting of an overhand knot or double overhand knot by each rope round the other, so that the two knots jam when pulled tight