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Fishman vs Fisherman - What's the difference?

fishman | fisherman |

As a proper noun Fishman

is {{surname|lang=en}.

As a noun fisherman is

a fisher, a person engaged in fishing.

fishman

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • fisherman

    English

    Noun

    (fishermen)
  • A fisher, a person engaged in fishing:
  • # Any person who attempts to catch fish.
  • #*
  • {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title= “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=3/19/2
  • , passage=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.}}
  • # A person whose profession is catching fish.
  • #*
  • A boat used for commercial fishing.
  • Usage notes

    Formerly the more common term, "fisherman" is now often replaced by the older fisher to be more inclusive of female catchers of fish.

    Synonyms

    * See