fisherwoman
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editfisherwoman (plural fisherwomen)
- A woman who fishes.
- The fisherwoman cast her line.
- A woman whose profession is catching fish.
- She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
- 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 139:
- “My parents were fishermen.” He turned to me and smiled, “Shall I call my mother a fisherwoman? Does that suit you?”
Usage notes
editIn contemporary usage it has become more common to refer to anglers of both sexes as 'fishermen'.
Hypernyms
edit- (woman who fishes): fisherman, angler, fisher
- (woman whose profession is catching fish): fisherman, fisher
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