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fisherboy

fisherboy noun: a boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.

Noun

fisherboy (plural fisherboys)

  1. A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.

Forms of fisherboy

pluralfisherboys

Origin of fisherboy

From fisher + boy.

Questions about fisherboy

What does fisherboy mean?
Fisherboy means a boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
What part of speech is fisherboy?
Fisherboy is a noun.
What is the plural of fisherboy?
The plural of fisherboy is fisherboys.

Words near fisherboy in the dictionary

  1. Fisher-Tippett-Gnedenko theorem
  2. Fisher-Yates shuffle
  3. Fisher-Yates shuffles
  4. fisherboat
  5. fisherboats
  6. fisherboy
  7. fisherboys
  8. fisherellin
  9. fisherellins
  10. fisheress
  11. fisheresses

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