fisherman
noun
fish·er·man
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Definition of fisherman
1
: one who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure
2
: a ship used in commercial fishing
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Examples of fisherman in a Sentence
fishermen sorting out their catch
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All different kinds of sharks are threatened: some are accidentally caught by fisherman, while others are caught deliberately for food in some parts of the world. — Mark Phillips, CBS News, "Sharks gather for annual underwater mating dance near Florida island," 22 Aug. 2019 Ghost fishing nets and hooks with trailing monofilament left or discarded by fishermen also trap turtles. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, "Rejoice as turtles make their return | Opinion," 15 Aug. 2019 They have been shot and beaten by fishermen who claim the seals steal their catch. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "The US is seeking someone to broker peace between humans and seals," 7 Aug. 2019 Alaska and Maine’s congressional delegations also wrote separate letters to the Trump administration asking it to provide the same relief for fishermen that has been created to help farmers hurt by tariffs. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trump’s trade war with China takes a big bite out of Alaska and US seafood sales," 6 Aug. 2019 The mermaid had purportedly been caught by a fisherman off the coast of Japan. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, "What P. T. Barnum Understood About America," 29 July 2019 The evidence of the American’s death came from statements by five fishermen who first reported him missing. — Alex Perry, Outside Online, "The Last Days of John Allen Chau," 24 July 2019 The gray seal population around Cape Cod was once hopelessly depleted thanks in part to the $5 bounties Massachusetts towns offered for killing the mammals so loathed by fishermen. — Neil Swidey, BostonGlobe.com, "We’re afraid of sharks. But maybe we’re not afraid enough.," 9 July 2019 The surviving three crew members apparently managed to initiate an emergency surfacing that was witnessed by Russian fishermen illegally fishing in restricted waters off the coast of the Kola Peninsula. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Russian spy sub crew prevented nuclear accident at cost of their lives," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fisherman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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fisherman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of fisherman
: a person (especially a man) who catches fish
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fisherman
noun
fish·er·man
| \ ˈfi-shər-mən
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plural fishermen\ -mən \
Kids Definition of fisherman
: a person who fishes
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