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fisher

[fish-er] / ˈfɪʃ ər /
NOUN
fisherman
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In 2018, riots broke out in Saint-Louis, Senegal, after a fisher was shot and killed by Mauritanian coast guards, during what the Mauritanians said was a cross-border raid by a fishmeal boat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"This suggests Kank may have been an active fisher, contrasting with common portrayal of raptors as agile terrestrial predators, like Velociraptor from the Northern Hemisphere."

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

"It basically just says that a fisher must have an employment contract in writing and that salaries should be paid in intervals, but does not specify the time frame," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Mr Annamalai, however, has told reporters that the federal government was trying to "bring back" Katchatheevu to protect the interests of Tamil Nadu's fisher people.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024

The woods were full of frozen streams and cold black lakes, and Meera was as good a fisher with her three-pronged frog spear as most men were with hook and line.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Some have proposed reimbursing fishers or using acoustic deterrents instead of mass slaughter.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some restaurants also closed in the town, which acts as a base for sport fishers and whale watchers.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The most numerous are the fall-run Chinook, which fishers catch along the coast when their numbers are high enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

"To date, CMDR's Bounty Project, which pays a financial reward to licensed commercial fishers for marine debris removal, has removed 84 tons of large, derelict fishing gear from the Pacific Ocean."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

They were a poor folk, fishers and frog-hunters who lived in houses of thatch and woven reeds on floating islands hidden in the deeps of the swamp.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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