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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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Yet, the music video focuses on the daily work of a Japanese fisherman.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

It is thought there could be also further prehistoric art hidden underneath the graffiti on the other side of the cave - painted by a local fisherman in the late 1800s.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"A few years ago, I used to catch big fish like captains and catfish but because of the pollution, they've moved further out to sea," fisherman Gilby Mwana-Fioti told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Another sighting and shark rescue occurred in April when a fisherman in Hermosa Beach freed a juvenile great white shark caught on a fishing line.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Fate willed it—or perhaps Zeus, who up to now had done little for his love and his child—that they should be discovered by a good man, a fisherman named Dictys.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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