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spearfisher en · NOUN

Etymology

From spear + fisher.

Meanings

  1. One who fishes with a spear.
    • There is a reckless driver, a liar (Ann Hood fibs compulsively, a hilariously inherited trait), a Catholic adolescent with some confessions to make about confession and a spearfisher who, playing hooky in Mexico from family Christmas, cheats by luring her prey with cheese. 2007 August 26, Lynn Harris, “Lying and One-Night Stands”, in New York Times:

Forms

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spearfishers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

spearphisher · spearfishery

Translations (2)

de Speerfischer (one who fishes with a spear) · de Speerfischerin (one who fishes with a spear)