fisherman

noun

a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.

a ship used in fishing.

adjective

Also, fish·er·man's. of, pertaining to, or designating a knitting pattern consisting primarily of cable-stitches executed in a characteristically thick, traditionally off-white yarn, or a garment made in this pattern and yarn: a fisherman sweater.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English fissherman; see fisher, -man

Related forms

non·fish·er·man, noun, plural non·fish·er·men.

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fisherman (ˈfɪʃəmən)

—n , pl -men
1.	a person who fishes as a profession or for sport
2.	a vessel used for fishing

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