fishwife

fish·wife

F0149900 (fĭsh′wīf′)n. pl. fish·wives (-wīvz′) 1. A woman who sells fish.2. A woman regarded as coarse and shrewishly abusive.

fishwife

(ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf) n, pl -wives1. (Commerce) a woman who sells fish2. a coarse scolding woman ˈfishˌwifely adj

fish•wife

(ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf)

n., pl. -wives. 1. a woman who sells fish. 2. a coarse-mannered, raucous woman. [1375–1425]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fishwife - someone who sells fish fishmongerbargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

fishwife

nounA person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizes:fury, harpy, scold, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen.Informal: battle-ax.

Translations

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