fisherfolk
plural noun
fish·er·folk
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Definition of fisherfolk
: people who fish especially for a living
Examples of fisherfolk in a Sentence
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Since the 1960s Lake Chad, on which farmers and fisherfolk depend, has shrunk by half. — The Economist, "Idriss Déby, Chad’s despot, is struggling to stay in power," 18 July 2019 Europe’s leaders, accepting that Britain will leave the union, keep asking for clarity from May and her negotiators — and so do anxious Britons, from Cornish fisherfolk to Kentish berry farmers to London City bankers. — Washington Post, "Theresa May wines and dines her Brexit ‘war cabinet’ in a bid to hash out a policy," 22 Feb. 2018 Commercial fisherfolk also prefer to haul in big specimens. — The Economist, "Tropical ecologyBig fish keep tropical forests healthy," 12 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fisherfolk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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