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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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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

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

“Once there was a fisherman named Kea‘au who was given magic leho.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Meanwhile, fishermen and tourism workers fear for their livelihoods.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

It is a mosaic of subcultures: fishermen in coastal towns, hipsters in Portland, hippies in Eugene, hikers in Bend, farmers in the Willamette Valley, loggers in timber towns and cowboys in Eastern Oregon’s high desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

Neither Father nor any of the fishermen had the type of fancy equipment Zheng’s shipmates must have had, but they traveled these seas and knew them well.

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




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