Dictionary

Fisher en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɪʃɚ/ (US)

Etymology

From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker and Fischer.

Meanings

1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman.
2. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in Australia ▸ A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in Australia ▸ A suburb of the City of Mount Isa, Queensland.
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A place in Australia ▸ A locality in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A locality in Humboldt County, California.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Polk County, Minnesota.
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri.
12. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon.
13. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
14. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
15. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A sea area centered on the Fisher Bank off the west coast of Denmark.
16. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Fisher County
    alt of Fisher County

Forms

Deriveds

Fisher's seahorse · Fisher County · Fisher information · Fisher-Tippett-Gnedenko theorem · Fisherian · Fisher-Tippett distribution · Fisher-Tippett theorem · Fisher-Yates shuffle · international Fisher effect

Translations (9)

fr Pecheur (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · frm Pescheur (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · da Fisker (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · cmn 漁 /渔 (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · nl Visser (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · pl Rybak (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · de Fischer (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · no Fisker (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages) · nl Visscher (Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages)