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fishermen

Syllables: fish·er·menUK/ˈfɪʃəmən/US/ˈfɪʃɚmən/

fishermen is the plural of fisherman.

Meaning of fisherman

Noun

fisherman (plural fishermen)

  1. Any person who attempts to catch fish.
    • The fisherman casts her line.
  2. A person whose profession is catching fish.
    • He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
  3. A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
    • They tortured and put to death English factors in the Spice Islands; they descended upon the fisheries of the North Sea in huge fleets escorted by men-of-war that attacked and sank the fishermen of other nations1938, Cecil Ernest Lucas Phillips, Cromwell's Captains, page 196

Phrases with fishermen

Questions about fishermen

What is fishermen the plural of?
Fishermen is the plural of fisherman.
How do you pronounce fishermen?
Fishermen is pronounced /ˈfɪʃɚmən/ (US).

Words near fishermen in the dictionary

  1. fishermanlike
  2. fishermanly
  3. Fishermans Bay
  4. Fishermans Reach
  5. fishermanship
  6. fishermen
  7. fisherpeople
  8. fisherperson
  9. fisherpersons
  10. Fisherrow
  11. fishers

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