fisherman

Example Sentences

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His father was a fisherman by trade, and they used to spend nights out on the water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

As a commercial fisherman, together with your wife’s salary, you were both able to provide yourselves with a generous and bountiful retirement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The death of Alaska fisherman Phil Harris, of ‘Deadliest Catch,’ is met with tributes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

One of the men from Sedanka who joined the conflict was Vladimir Akeev, 45, a hunter and fisherman, who signed a contract with the army in the summer of 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“But my dad was the best fisherman in our village. He’d bring home ten times as much as the other fishermen. He used to call the ocean Kadalamma. Ocean Mother.”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman