fisher
A fisher (Martes pennanti) tagged, in a cage
Meaning
Noun
- A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
- A North American marten, Martes pennanti, that has thick brown fur.
- The fur of Martes pennanti.
Related
Similar words
- angler, fisherman, fisherperson, piscary, piscator, piscatorialist, piscatorian, piscicapturist
- fish farmer, pisciculturist
- pekan, fisher cat, black cat, fisher marten, big marten, black fox
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Origin
- From Middle English fischer, fischare, from Old English fisċere, from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz, equivalent to fish + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fisker, West Frisian fisker, Dutch visser, German Low German Fisker, Fisser, German Fischer, Danish fisker, Swedish fiskare.
- From French fichet, probably from Dutch visse; modified by folk etymology to resemble Etymology 1.
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