as in fisherman
someone who catches fish
few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father
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Farmers and fishers living in disaster areas have received an automatic extension granting them additional time to file and pay their taxes.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
What To Know The IRS considers farmers and fishers as those who received at least two-thirds of their gross income from farming or fishing during either 2023 or 2024.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Far from being overwhelmed by the big guys, small-scale fishers are still very much in the game.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For instance, as average temperatures rise, fish stocks are migrating toward the poles, forcing the fishers to adapt.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
What To Know The IRS considers farmers and fishers as those who received at least two-thirds of their gross income from farming or fishing during either 2023 or 2024.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Far from being overwhelmed by the big guys, small-scale fishers are still very much in the game.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For instance, as average temperatures rise, fish stocks are migrating toward the poles, forcing the fishers to adapt.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fisher
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“Fisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisher. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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