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fisherwoman

noun
/ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/UK

Etymology

From fisher + -woman.

  1. inherited from *fiskārijaz✻ — “fisher”
  2. inherited from fisċere — “fisher”
  3. inherited from fischer
  4. suffixed as fisherwoman — “fisher + woman”

Definitions

  1. A woman who fishes.

    • The fisherwoman cast her line.

  2. A woman whose profession is catching fish.

    • She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
    • “My parents were fishermen.” He turned to me and smiled, “Shall I call my mother a fisherwoman? Does that suit you?”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA