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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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As a fisherman, Ibrahim Issa already owned a boat large enough to bring out his family from Yemen.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

But for Grant Trask, a retired commercial fisherman, the run doesn’t make sense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“If you’re a windsurfer or fisherman or boater—basically, someone who cares about weather in specific locations—there’ve been good apps out there for a while now,” he said.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Sookie was a fourth-generation Rockport fisherman and he was a good friend of my parents’, except he hadn’t come by the house in a long time.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Family members of some Manta fishermen insist they weren’t shipping drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The shark made a few circles, leaving fishermen on the pier stunned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The bodies of two French fishermen who had been missing since their trawler sank in the English Channel have been found, French prosecutors have said.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

A rare hammerhead shark was spotted circling Malibu Pier, giving local fishermen a surprise as unusually warm ocean waters draw tropical marine life north.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

His passion is sports fishing, and he is one of the best fishermen in Dar es Salaam.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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