Fisherman

Noun

 * 1) A person who attempts to catch fish.
 * The fisherman cast his line.
 * 1) A person whose profession is catching fish.
 * He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
 * 1) A boat used for commercial fishing.

Synonyms

 * angler, fisher
 * fisher

Related terms

 * fish
 * fishing

Verbs for Fisherman
ban—; enthrall—; license—; permit—; tantalize—; tempt—; —anchors; —angles; — attempts; —baits; —casts; —catches; — collects; —courts; —displays; —disturbs; —elicits; —enthuses (colloq.); —hauls in; —hooks; —nets; —occupies; —pulls; — snaps; —strives; —struggles with; —supplies; —trawls.

Thesaurus
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, angler, bluejacket, buccaneer, deep-sea man, dibber, dibbler, drift netter, drifter, fair-weather sailor, fisher, guddler, hearty, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacker, jacky, jigger, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, navigator, pirate, piscator, piscatorialist, piscatorian, privateer, sailor, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman, tar, the compleat angler, trawler, troller, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer, windsailor

Translations

 * Arabic: صياد
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: arrantzale
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 魚夫, 鱼夫
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 漁師
 * Latin: piscātor


 * Latvian: zvejnieks
 * Norwegian Bokmål:
 * Norwegian Nynorsk:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: pescar, pescari
 * Russian:, рыболов
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Telugu: జాలరి
 * Turkish:
 * Turkmen: balykçy