fisher
Example Sentences
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"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
Chilton, who is usually clean-shaven, wears clear rectangular glasses and is a keen trout fisher, founded mushroom distributor Nammex in 1989.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
Ms Townsend studied and attached GPS collars to the Sierra Nevada red fox and the Pacific fisher, which is related to a badger, in attempts to track and preserve the species.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
“There are many things that you can do individually to try to live longer, but don't go and be a shepherd in Sardinia or a fisher in Okinawa. You will not succeed in living longer.”
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023
“If a man who catches fish is a fisher, what’s a man who catches bugs?” she says.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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