Definitions for Fisherman
ˈfɪʃ ər mənfish·er·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fisherman, fishernoun

   someone whose occupation is catching fish

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fishermannoun

   A person who attempts to catch fish.

   The fisherman cast his line.

2. fishermannoun

   A person whose profession is catching fish.

   He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time.

3. fishermannoun

   A boat used for commercial fishing.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fishermannoun

   One whose employment and livelihood is to catch fish.

   Etymology: fisher and man.

   How fearful
   And dizzy ’tis to cast one’s eyes so low!
   The fishermen that walk upon the beach
   Appear like mice. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   At length two monsters of unequal size,
   Hard by the shore, a fisherman espies. Edmund Waller.

   Do scales and fins bear price to this excess?
   You might have bought the fisherman for less. John Dryden, Juven.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fisherman

   A fisher or fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishers may be professional or recreational. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fisherman

   A fisherman is a person who engages in the activity of catching fish, usually for recreational or commercial purposes. They typically use various techniques, equipment, and tools such as nets, fishing rods, traps, or spears to catch fish from aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, or oceans. Fishermen may pursue fishing as a hobby, sport, or livelihood, and their activities can vary depending on the location, target species, and fishing regulations in place.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Fishermannoun

   one whose occupation is to catch fish

2. Fishermannoun

   a ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fisherman

   A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men and women. Fishing has existed as a means of obtaining food since the Mesolithic period.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FISHERMAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fisherman is ranked #94730 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fisherman surname appeared 193 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fisherman.
   
   68.9% or 133 total occurrences were White.
   24.3% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.5% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Skilled Worker

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Fisherman' in Nouns Frequency: #2870

How to pronounce Fisherman?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Fisherman in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fisherman in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fisherman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Fisherman in a Sentence

1. Papalii Faafetai:

   We breed them and when they are big enough, we tag and release them into the ocean, any fisherman who catches a turtle in their nets, we pay them to bring them here instead of eating them.

2. Jerome K. Jerome:

   Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without blushing; but this is a mistake. Mere bald fabrication is useless; the veriest tyro can manage that. It is in the circumstantial detail, the embellishing touches of probability, the general air of scrupulous -- almost of pedantic -- veracity, that the experienced angler is seen.

3. Kris Flores:

   Ive been a fisherman since I was 6 months old. When I had my son, I had him out on the water, too, when he was very young, right before he caught the fish, it was getting cool on the lake and the kids wanted to go back in and warm up.The sun had just set and the lake was like glass when one of the rods doubled over and Alex began to reel.

4. Stephen Lytle:

   It's phenomenal, you get people from all over the world. Eric Clapton has been up here. Tiger Woods. If you're a fly fisherman, this is one of the places to hit.

5. Chandan Das:

   Usually only some fisherman are able to catch a good number of hilsa that they then sell to wholesalers and retailers, so the fish that lands in the market is very much in demand.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Fisherman
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fisherman
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Fisherman
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fisherman
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Fisherman
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html