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fisherman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Outdoor
fish·er·man /ˈfɪʃəmən $ -ʃər-/ ●●○ noun (plural fishermen /-mən/) [countable]  DLOTAsomeone who catches fish as a sport or as a job 钓鱼者;渔民,渔夫 angler
Examples from the Corpus
fishermanNo sense trying to sell fish to a fisherman, eh?Often they are fishing illegally inside an area reserved for artisan fishermen, but the boats cover their identity numbers with mud.Leven Canal is well known for miles around by fishermen.On the river is a long dark wooden boat, a cormorant fisherman.Fifty fishermen are killed instantaneously by the blast.It is also in these channels that the lave fishermen will stand.There was Edna and Edna's fisherman brother, Bert.The fisherman made the request of the flounder, and this wish came true too.
fish·er·man nounChineseSyllable
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fisherman
fisherman /ˈfɪʃəmən $ -ʃər-/ noun (plural fishermen /-mən/) [countable]
someone who catches fish as a sport or as a job
angler


fish·er·manBrE /ˈfɪʃəmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɪʃərmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
fish·er·men BrE /ˈfɪʃəmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfɪʃərmən/ 🔊
)
a person who catches fish, either as a job or as a sport 渔民;钓鱼的人   compare angler