fisher
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ər noun
1.
any animal that catches fish for food.
2.
a fisherman.
3.
a dark-brown or blackish marten, Martes pennanti, of northern North America.
4.
the fur of this animal.
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Fisher
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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fisher (ˈfɪʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who fishes; fisherman |
| 2. | Also called: pekan |
| a. a large North American marten, Martes pennanti, having thick dark brown fur | |
| b. the fur of this animal | |
| 3. | fisher of men an evangelist |
| Fisher (ˈfɪʃə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Andrew. 1862--1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of Australia (1908--09; 1910--13; 1914--15) |
| 2. | Saint John. ?1469--1535, English prelate and scholar: executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as supreme head of the church. Feast day: June 22 |
| 3. | John Arbuthnot 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone. 1841--1920, British admiral; First Sea Lord (1904--10; 1914--15); introduced the dreadnought |
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Word Origin & History
fisher
O.E. fiscere, agent noun from fish (v.). Began to be used of certain animals, hence perhaps the rise of the formation fisherman (1520s).
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Bible Dictionary
Fisher definition
Besides its literal sense (Luke 5:2), this word is also applied by our Lord to his disciples in a figurative sense (Matt. 4:19; Mark 1:17).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
He was purely and simply a fisher and an eater of them.
The fisher is a furry, brown, bushy-tailed member of the weasel family.
Fisher showed, for example, how natural selection could proceed through the spread of lots of mutations with tiny effects.
Fisher had too much to drink and by night's end he needed a place to crash.
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