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fisher
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f???/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f???/
- Homophone: fissure
- Rhymes: -???(r)
Etymology 1
From Middle English fischer, fischare, from Old English fis?ere (“fisher”), from Proto-Germanic *fisk?rijaz (“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”).
Noun
fisher (plural fishers)
- A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport.
- A person attempting to catch fish.
Usage notes
Traditionally less common than fisherman, "fisher" is gaining in use as a more gender-inclusive alternative.
Synonyms
- (catcher of wild fish): angler, fisherman, fisherperson, piscary, piscator, piscatorialist, piscatorian, piscicapturist
- (catcher of captive fish): fish farmer, pisciculturist
Hyponyms
- (female): fisheress (rare), fisherwoman, piscatrix
Derived terms
Related terms
- (act): See fishing
- (adj): piscatory, piscatorial, piscatorian, piscatorious
- (adv): piscatorially
- (writing on fishermen): piscatory
Translations
Etymology 2
From French fichet (“polecat pelt”), probably from Dutch visse (“nasty”); modified by folk etymology to resemble Etymology 1.
Noun
fisher (plural fishers)
- A North American marten, Martes pennanti, that has thick brown fur.
- 2003, Cynthia J. Zabel, Robert G. Anthony, Mammal Community Dynamics, page 207,
- The term "forest carnivores" denotes a smaller group of four species - the marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine - and is only marginally descriptive, inasmuch as it excludes many carnivores that live in forests, and includes the wolverine, which can thrive in the complete absence of trees.
- 2003, Cynthia J. Zabel, Robert G. Anthony, Mammal Community Dynamics, page 207,
- The fur of Martes pennanti.
Synonyms
- (Martes pennanti): pekan, fisher cat, black cat, fisher marten, big marten, black fox
Derived terms
- fisher cat
- fisher marten
Translations
See also
- Fisher (animal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Martes pennanti on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Martes pennanti on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- sherif
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