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Fisherman   /fˈɪʃərmˌæn/  /fˈɪʃərmən/   Listen
noun
Fisherman  n.  (pl. fishermen)  
1.
One whose occupation is to catch fish.
2.
(Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.





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"Fisherman" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Drencher[24] and asked the skipper if he required any assistance. Crook replied that if the wind was still ahead, and he was compelled to remain there till the next day, he would want some fuel for his stove. The fisherman sold some of his catch to the Dutchman, and ...
— King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 • E. Keble Chatterton
... though that too is very elevated and rugged. Our telescopes revealed serrated gullies upon the mountain sides, and showed us the fastnesses of the island in a manner that made us long to explore them. We deceived ourselves with the hope that some speculative fisherman might come out to us with oranges and grapes for sale. He would have realised a handsome sum if he had, but unfortunately none was aware of the advantages offered, and so we looked and longed in vain. The other islands were Palma, Gomera, and Ferro, all of ...
— A First Year in Canterbury Settlement • Samuel Butler
... upon the lake until we left the strait of Quinanbutasan, but, once there, we met with so violent an east wind, and the water of the lake was so ruffled, that we were obliged to re-enter the strait, and cast anchor near the cabin of the old fisherman, Relempago, whom I ...
— Adventures in the Philippine Islands • Paul P. de La Gironiere
... Michael Boyton determines to brave the surf. The Earnest steams back as near as she can safely go to Cape Grisnez. A second boat is lowered. Before it can reach the shore a fisherman's skiff makes from the beach, and transfers to the boat of the Earnest the three or four drenched passengers invited by Captain Boyton to accompany him on his voyage. They are Baron de la Tonche (Sub-Prefect ...
— The Story of Paul Boyton - Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World • Paul Boyton
... the asylum wall, and saw a man fishing from the bank of the river that ran close by. It was raining hard, which cooled the fevered brow of the lunatic and enabled him to think with great clearness. In consequence, he called down to the drenched fisherman: ...
— Jokes For All Occasions - Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers • Anonymous


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