fisherwoman

English

Etymology

From fisher +‎ -woman.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/

Noun

fisherwoman (plural fisherwomen)

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.

   • 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 139:

     “My parents were fishermen.” He turned to me and smiled, “Shall I call my mother a fisherwoman? Does that suit you?”

Usage notes

In contemporary usage it has become more common to refer to anglers of both sexes as 'fishermen'.

Hypernyms

• (woman who fishes): fisherman, angler, fisher
• (woman whose profession is catching fish): fisherman, fisher

Related terms

• fish
• fishing

Translations

woman catching fish

French: pêcheuse (fr) f German: Fischerin (de) f Latvian: zvejniece f Polish: rybaczka (pl) f Portuguese: pescadora (pt) f Romanian: femeie-pescar f Russian: рыба́чка (ru) f (rybáčka) Turkish: balıkçı (tr)