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# fisher

«fisher» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who catches fish, as a job or for fun; a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (fisher, fishers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person who catches fish, as a job or for fun; a fisherman or fisherwoman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#m1)

2) An animal that catches fish, such as a kingfisher or an otter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#m2)

3) A North American forest animal like a large weasel, also called a fisher cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in stories and the Bible: Jesus called Peter and Andrew, who were fishers, to be «fishers of men». It is a word that includes both men and women who fish. Phrases: fishers of men, fisher folk.

### examples

- The fishers mended their nets on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x1)
- Jesus said to Peter and Andrew, «Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x2)
- The kingfisher is a clever little fisher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x3)
- A fisher is a dark furry animal that lives in the forests of Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x4)
- The old fisher told stories about the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x5)
- Fishers go out early when the sea is calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x6)
- "Scheih Ibrahim, I am the fisher Kerim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x7)

### note

Plural: fishers. «Fisherman» is more common in everyday English; «fisher» is neutral for any gender. Also a common surname (Fisher). Not the same as «fissure» (a crack).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fisher» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.