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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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His Ultron avatar sports the long beard of a fisherman shipwrecked by a hard life.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

"There are no more fish. They can't swim upstream," said fisherman Putta Muansaen, 67, who travelled overnight from northeastern Ubon Ratchathani province.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

A fisherman whose body was found after a boat went missing off the Western Isles on Tuesday has been named as Douglas Craigie.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Shasta was a little reassured by the breath: so he told how he had never known his real father or mother and had been brought up sternly by the fisherman.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

Police Scotland said it was believed the fishermen had sailed from Brevaig in Lewis at about 07:30 on Tuesday before travelling to the Port of Ness area to fish.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But after circling a few times, the shark spat out the bait, leaving fishermen on the pier stunned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Past developments, including the port and abandoned coal and wind-power plants, left farmers and fishermen in yearslong battles over compensation and resettlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

I didn’t care what the fishermen had dragged up.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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