fisher

Meaning

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

Synonyms

fisherman

Martes pennanti

pekan

angler

black cat

🐈‍⬛

fisher cat

fisherwoman

fish boat

fishing boat

fishing vessel

sportsman

trawler

fishing smack

Translations

pêcheur

🎣

pescador

🎣

pescatore

Fischer

pescador

🎣

balıkçı

pescador

visser

🎣

ψαράς

pékan

🎣

Mustela pennanti

pescaire

vismarter

🎣

martes pennanti

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪʃə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fischer

Inherited from Old English: fisċere

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Fisker

Cognate with Western Frisian: fisker

Cognate with Dutch: visser

Cognate with German: Fischer

Cognate with Danish: fisker

Cognate with Swedish: fiskare

In summary

From Middle English fischer, fischare, from Old English fisċere (“fisher”), from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (“fisher”), equivalent to fish + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fisker (“fisher”), West Frisian fisker (“fisher”), Dutch visser (“fisher”), German Low German Fisker, Fisser (“fisher”), German Fischer (“fisher”), Danish fisker (“fisher”), Swedish fiskare (“fisher”).