Definition/Meaning of fisher

• English - Noun: fisher (plural fishers) A person who catch es fish , especially for a living or for sport ; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing . 2021 December 28, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 43, column 1: The fishers who live here left for the mainland only days ago as an unseasonable October storm ravaged the islands. 2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage…
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English fischer , fischare , from Old English fisċere (“ fish er”), from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (“fisher”), equivalent to fish + -er . Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fisker (“fisher”), West Frisian fisker (“fisher”), Dutch visser (“fisher”), German Low German Fisker, Fisser (“fisher”), German Fischer (“fisher”), Danish fisker (“fisher”), Swedish fiskare (“fisher”).…
• English - Pronunciation: (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfɪʃə/ (General American) IPA: /ˈfɪʃɚ/ Homophone: fissure Homophone: phisher Rhymes: -ɪʃə(ɹ) Homophone: fissure Homophone: phisher
• English - Synonyms: angler fisherman fisherperson piscary piscator piscatorialist piscatorian piscicapturist fish farmer pisciculturist pekan fisher cat black cat fisher marten big marten black fox
• English - Derived terms: fisher cat fisher marten