Fisherman

Origin

fisher + -man.

Full definition of fisherman

Noun

1. A person who attempts to catch fish.
   The fisherman cast his line.
• 1922, Michael Arlen, “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days Chapter 3/19/2, Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house ; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something ; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.
2. A person whose profession is catching fish.
   He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
3. A boat used for commercial fishing.

Synonyms

• (person who attempts to catch fish) angler, fisher
• (person whose profession is catching fish) fisher

Related terms

• fish
• fishing