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fisherfolks

fisherfolks is the plural of fisherfolk.

Meaning of fisherfolk

Noun

fisherfolk (countable and uncountable, plural fisherfolks)

  1. People who fish for a living.
    • Sir Walter Scott used Auchmithie as the model for his 'Musselcrag' in The Antiquary. The artist William Lamond spent 40 summers in the village, and painted scenes of Auchmithie and its fisherfolk.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 40
  2. Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
  3. Recreational fishers.
    • Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk.2008, Monte Dwyer, Red In The Centre: The Australian Bush Through Urban Eyes, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 69

Questions about fisherfolks

What is fisherfolks the plural of?
Fisherfolks is the plural of fisherfolk.

Words near fisherfolks in the dictionary

  1. fisheress
  2. fisheresses
  3. fisherette
  4. fisherettes
  5. fisherfolk
  6. fisherfolks
  7. fishergirl
  8. fishergirls
  9. Fisherian
  10. Fisherian runaway
  11. fisheries

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