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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Once also a fisherman, his identity card shows him to be 100 years old.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

"We've really had enough," protesting fisherman Tony Dalmasso told AFP in Nice.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The eldest is Kenny Heath, 63, a commercial fisherman who hauled in 32 bushels of crabs the day he put his 40-foot boat to the test in Pocomoke City.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“It’s funny you should ask,” continued the fisherman.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

She encountered beaches typically teeming with tourists that were spookily empty, and fishermen unable to work because they lacked gasoline to go to sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Catholics believe that in 1717, three fishermen watched in wonder as their nets spilled over with fish after they rescued a wooden statue of Our Lady of Aparecida from the river.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Why not someone like Dan Sullivan from Petersburg, Alaska?” asked Anderson, 57, as fishermen walked past from the docks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The search for the missing fishermen involved UK and French rescue teams in waters south-west of the Eddystone Lighthouse, off Plymouth.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

It was a rope with barbs attached, something Anya had sometimes seen fishermen use to catch fish.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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