Synonyms for fisherman
ˈfɪʃ ər mənfish·er·man

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1. fishermannoun

   A person who attempts to catch fish.

   The fisherman cast his line.

   Synonyms:
   fisher, angler

2. fishermannoun

   A person whose profession is catching fish.

   He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time.

   Synonyms:
   fisher

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1. fisherman, fishernoun

   someone whose occupation is catching fish

   Synonyms:
   fisher, pekan, black cat, fisher cat

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1. • Skilled Worker

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1. fishermannoun

   Synonyms:
   fisher, angler

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. fishermannoun

   Synonyms:
   fisher, piscator, angler

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1. List of paraphrases for "fisherman":

   fisher, angler, fishermen, fishers, sinner, harvester

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1. Nick Grono:

   This is a really innovative approach because it gets the exploiter to the table, if a fisherman brings a case in a New Zealand court against a (fishing) company, they'll probably just ignore it. But if you seize their multi-million dollar boat pending resolution of the court action, suddenly you get more attention.

2. Papalii Faafetai:

   We breed them and when they are big enough, we tag and release them into the ocean, any fisherman who catches a turtle in their nets, we pay them to bring them here instead of eating them.

3. Sarah Bates:

   Salmon is my livelihood. It’s my main fishery, and it’s the main fishery for a lot of folks in Fisherman’s Wharf. So, I think there are a lot of us that have some hard times coming.

4. Hao Hong:

   China needs commodities and Russia may have to sell it cheap, one ancient Chinese idiom is that when two clams fight, the fisherman stands to benefit.

5. Richard Ladkani:

   This is a vicious circle where people get more indebted, this one fisherman wound up owing the cartels $54,000 for 18 nets. He tried to get out, he finally came out and said there is no way I can repay the cartel. He was murdered.