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# fisherman

«fisherman» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who catches fish, as a job or for fun** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a fisherman, fishermen)

### meaning for a pupil

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

### sense in the lessons

In stories and geography lessons fishermen go out in boats, use nets and lines, and bring home fish to sell; harbour towns depend on them. Phrases: «a fishing boat», «a keen fisherman», «the old fisherman».

### examples

- The fisherman pulled in his net full of fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x1)
- Fishermen leave the harbour very early in the morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x2)
- My uncle is a keen fisherman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x3)
- The old fisherman told us stories of storms at sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x4)
- Fishermen must wear life jackets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x5)
- The fisherman sold his catch at the market. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x6)
- Many fishermen live in the little harbour town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x7)
- The fisherman was chilled with fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/#x8)

### note

Plural: fishermen (like man to men). Some people prefer «fisher» or «angler» (someone who fishes with a rod) because they include women. Safety: wear a life jacket on boats and near deep water.

### In the corpora

- [There is no Fisherman or Rat up there.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/90-justso-crab-1-the-eldest-magician/24/)
- [The Magician warns the Fisherman to pull «twice a day and twice a night for ever ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/92-justso-crab-3-the-moon-pulls-the-sea/24/)
- [A fisherman's tale everyone knows will grow is a joke; claiming a fake record in a competition is cheating.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/94-why-cheating-hurts-the-cheat/14/)
- [Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1125/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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