Fisher vs Fisher - What's the difference?
fisher | fisher |
A person who catches fish, especially for a living.
A person attempting to catch fish.
A ship used for fishing.
A North American marten, , that has thick brown fur.
* 1969 , Rutherford George Montgomery, The Living Wilderness ,
* 1998 , Thomas E. Kucera, American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection ,
* 2003 , Cynthia J. Zabel, Robert G. Anthony, Mammal Community Dynamics ,
The fur of Martes pennanti .
A person who catches fish, especially for a living.
A person attempting to catch fish.
A ship used for fishing.
A North American marten, , that has thick brown fur.
* 1969 , Rutherford George Montgomery, The Living Wilderness ,
* 1998 , Thomas E. Kucera, American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection ,
* 2003 , Cynthia J. Zabel, Robert G. Anthony, Mammal Community Dynamics ,
The fur of Martes pennanti .
In surname|from=occupations|a=an [[english]] [[occupational]]|dot= terms the difference between fisher and fisher
is that fisher is for a fisherman while fisher is for a fisherman.As proper nouns the difference between fisher and fisher
is that fisher is for a fisherman while fisher is for a fisherman.fisher
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
Traditionally less common than fisherman, "fisher" is gaining in use as a more gender-inclusive alternative.Synonyms
* (catcher of wild fish) fisherman, angler, piscary, piscator, piscatorian, piscatorialist, piscicapturist * (catcher of captive fish) fish farmer, pisciculturist * (ship) fishermanEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)page 13,
- In many ways the fisher resembles the pine marten, possessing many of the marten's tricks and manners.
page 62,
- In the southeastern United States, Krohn et al. (1994) hypothesize that the inverse relationship between captures of fishers' and martens by commercial trappers may result from an interaction between competitive displacement of marten by '''fisher''' and the avoidance of areas with deep and frequent snowfalls by ' fishers but not martens.
page 207,
- The term "forest carnivores" denotes a smaller group of four species - the marten, fisher , lynx, and wolverine - and is only marginally descriptive, inasmuch as it excludes many carnivores that live in forests, and includes the wolverine, which can thrive in the complete absence of trees.
Synonyms
* (Martes pennanti) pekan, fisher cat, black cat, fisher marten, big marten, black foxSee also
* * (Martes pennanti) * (Martes pennanti)fisher
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
Traditionally less common than fisherman, "fisher" is gaining in use as a more gender-inclusive alternative.Synonyms
* (catcher of wild fish) fisherman, angler, piscary, piscator, piscatorian, piscatorialist, piscicapturist * (catcher of captive fish) fish farmer, pisciculturist * (ship) fishermanEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)page 13,
- In many ways the fisher resembles the pine marten, possessing many of the marten's tricks and manners.
page 62,
- In the southeastern United States, Krohn et al. (1994) hypothesize that the inverse relationship between captures of fishers' and martens by commercial trappers may result from an interaction between competitive displacement of marten by '''fisher''' and the avoidance of areas with deep and frequent snowfalls by ' fishers but not martens.
page 207,
- The term "forest carnivores" denotes a smaller group of four species - the marten, fisher , lynx, and wolverine - and is only marginally descriptive, inasmuch as it excludes many carnivores that live in forests, and includes the wolverine, which can thrive in the complete absence of trees.
