Dictionary

fisherwoman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English fisher Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English fisherwoman From fisher + -woman.

Meanings

1. A woman who fishes.
   • The fisherwoman cast her line.
2. A woman whose profession is catching fish.
   • She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
   • “My parents were fishermen.” He turned to me and smiled, “Shall I call my mother a fisherwoman? Does that suit you?” 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 139:

Forms

Deriveds

spearfisherwoman

Hypernyms

fisher (woman who fishes) · angler (woman who fishes) · fisherman (woman whose profession is catching fish) · fisher (woman whose profession is catching fish) · fisherman (woman who fishes)

Relateds

fish · fishing

Translations (8)

lv zvejniece (woman catching fish) · pt pescadora (woman catching fish) · tr balıkçı (woman catching fish) · pl rybaczka (woman catching fish) · ru рыба́чка (woman catching fish) · fr pêcheuse (woman catching fish) · de Fischerin (woman catching fish) · ro femeie-pescar (woman catching fish)