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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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If you have two hours to spare, go find a bass fisherman and ask them what they think about FFS.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 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

"It's never dried up this much before," fisherman Rossen Dobrev told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

During one e-mail to Epstein released in the files, Siad wrote in badly-spelled English: "In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“You told us you wanted to be a fisherman, remember?”

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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

"The captain gathered us together to give us good news that our fishermen are coming back... they're alive, they're okay," Ginger Reyes, 35, the wife of the captain of one of the vessels, told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

At the same time, the tech has put the squeeze on older fishermen accustomed to more analog techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

In January, at least 26 people drowned when a boat carrying farmers and fishermen from Jigawa to Yobe state capsized.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

He told of fishermen on a river and the sun glinting off the backs of silver fish as they wriggled in the net.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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