Define the word fisherman"Fisherman" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Fisherman \Fish"er*man\, n.; pl. Fishermen.
1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.
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2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of
taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
[1913 Webster]
"fisherman" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
fisherman
n : someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn: fisher]
"fisherman" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "fisherman":
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD,
Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, angler,
bluejacket, buccaneer, deep-sea man, dibber, dibbler, drift netter,
drifter, fair-weather sailor, fisher, guddler, hearty, jack,
jack afloat, jack-tar, jacker, jacky, jigger, limey, lobsterman,
mariner, matelot, navigator, pirate, piscator, piscatorialist,
piscatorian, privateer, sailor, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer,
seafaring man, seaman, shipman, tar, the compleat angler, trawler,
troller, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer, windsailor
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