fisherman

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Related: ‘We’re living the simple life’: I was a fisherman and my wife was a nurse.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

With his belongings stuffed into a plastic bag, Thai fisherman Narongsak Kongsuk heads home, far from the sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

James, the son of a fisherman, was bombastic with an entrepreneurial streak, while Martin was the more reserved beer geek.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

In those days, far south in Calormen on a little creek of the sea, there lived a poor fisherman called Arsheesh, and with him there lived a boy who called him Father.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis