fisherman A2 Topic:People & Society Also spelled fisher-man US /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/ UK /ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/ See IPA manual Freq #8422 Meanings 1 noun A person who catches fish, either for a living or for sport. The fisherman pulled in his net full of fish. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who catches fish,... fisher Word family Forms fishermen Derived forms catfishermancodfishermanfishermanshipflyfishermannonfishermanphishermanshellfishermanspearfishermansportfisherman Related forms fisherfisherwoman Etymology AI details From fisher + -man. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fisherman **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/ **Frequency rank:** 8422 ## Meanings 1. A person who catches fish, either for a living or for sport. ## Examples - The fisherman pulled in his net full of fish. ## Synonyms - fisher ## Derived Forms - catfisherman - codfisherman - fishermanship - flyfisherman - nonfisherman - phisherman - shellfisherman - spearfisherman - sportfisherman ## Related Forms - fisher - fisherwoman ## Etymology From fisher + -man. ## AI Etymology Fisherman comes from fisher + -man. In current use, the main sense is “A person who catches fish, either for a living or for sport”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown