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piscator

piscator noun: a fisherman; an angler.

Noun

piscator (plural piscators)

  1. (archaic, formal) A fisherman; an angler.
    • ...this was Lady Allerton, no longer the artful Miss Aubrey, who drew away poor Mary Granard's lover, but the imperious wife, who had long since taught her cautious, suspicious husband that he had been angled for by a skilful piscator, and secured by tackle the law alone could break.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC...
    • The canes themselves tower up, many of them, for more than thirty feet in height, and are at the lower joints as thick as a man's arm, though millions of lesser growth are there, to furnish fishing-poles for all the piscators alive.1865, John William Carleton, editor, The Sporting Review

Forms of piscator

pluralpiscators

Origin of piscator

Borrowed from Latin piscātor.

Words that rhyme with piscator

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about piscator

What does piscator mean?
Piscator means a fisherman; an angler.
What part of speech is piscator?
Piscator is a noun.
What is the plural of piscator?
The plural of piscator is piscators.

Words near piscator in the dictionary

  1. piscation
  2. piscations
  3. piscatologist
  4. piscatologists
  5. piscatology
  6. piscator
  7. piscatorial
  8. piscatorialist
  9. piscatorialists
  10. piscatorially
  11. piscatorian

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