fisher

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈfɪʃər/ UK /ˈfɪʃə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who catches fish; a large North American marten

The old fisher mended his nets along the quay.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who catches fish;... fisherman anglerpiscator

Word family

Related forms fish fishery fisherman

Etymology

From Old English fiscere ('fisherman'), from fiscian ('to fish'), from fisc ('fish'), from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- ('fish').

fiscere Old English *peysk- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fisher

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɪʃər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɪʃə/

## Meanings
1. a person who catches fish; a large North American marten

## Examples
- The old fisher mended his nets along the quay.

## Synonyms
- fisherman
- angler
- piscator

## Related Forms
- fish
- fishery
- fisherman

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fiscere
- Root: *peysk-

## Etymology
From Old English fiscere ('fisherman'), from fiscian ('to fish'), from fisc ('fish'), from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- ('fish').

## AI Etymology
Fisher comes from Old English fiscere ('fisherman'), from fiscian ('to fish'), from fisc ('fish'), from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- ('fish'). The etymological trail includes Old English fiscere and Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. As a noun, fisher names a person who catches fish; a large North American marten. The same family is visible in related forms such as fish, fishery, and fisherman.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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