fisherman

Example Sentences

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"My guess is that this was an effort to just see if the militia could muster. These are civilians, these are not the professional militia in the South China Sea, they're fishermen," he said.

From Barron's

James, the son of a fisherman, was bombastic with an entrepreneurial streak, while Martin was the more reserved beer geek.

From BBC

Mustafa, 27, an Afghan fisherman who had fled Iran, interviewed at the Silk Bridge border post in Afghanistan:

From Barron's

And the sea, I thought, watching fishermen jog each other as they tried for a catch with ropes and bits of string.

From Literature

The death of Alaska fisherman Phil Harris, of ‘Deadliest Catch,’ is met with tributes.

From Los Angeles Times