fisherman
pronunciation
How to pronounce fisherman in British English:
UK [ˈfɪʃəmən]
How to pronounce fisherman in American English:
US [ˈfɪʃərmən]
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- Noun:
- someone whose occupation is catching fish
Word Origin
- fisherman (n.)
- 1520s, from fisher + man (n.).
Example
- 1. They were rescued by a fisherman .
- 2. Arriving at the dating party , another fisherman is wearing the same shirt .
- 3. Here , a fisherman dangles a line through a hole in the ice .
- 4. A fisherman drags nets of oysters from the turbid river water on a breathless summer day .
- 5. The 31-year-old fisherman has just sold his catch and the deck is drying in the sun .