Definition of Fisherwoman

1. Noun. A woman who fishes. ¹

2. Noun. A woman whose profession is catching fish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fisherwoman

1. [n -WOMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fisherwoman

fisherboy
fisherboys
fisherfolk
fisherfolks
fisheries
fisherman
fisherman's bend
fisherman's knot
fisherman's knots
fisherman's lure
fishermen
fisherpeople
fisherperson
fisherpersons
fishers
fisherwoman (current term)
fisherwomen
fishery
fishes
fishes out of water
fisheye
fisheye lens
fisheyes
fishfinder
fishfinders
fishfinding
fishflies
fishfly
fishful
fishgig

Literary usage of Fisherwoman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scenes from Every Land, Second Series: A Collection of 250 Illustracions by National Geographic Society (U.S.) (1909)
"... FISHER WOMEN ON THE UBANGI, CONGO FREE STATE The small basket fastened to the head of each fisherwoman contains her catch. GREAT MUD BARNS FOR STORING ..."

2. The Triumphs of the Cross by Edward Payson Tenney (1895)
"fisherwoman OF BOMBAY.— BRUCE. The Hindu people are held, as if in a vise, by the customs of caste. The practical working of this system against the ..."

3. The Return of Odysseus: A Poetic Drama in Four Acts by Percy Stickney Grant (1912)
"SECOND fisherwoman Sad lady! That to-day will give her joy. FIRST fisherwoman Let's clear these nets; for here she must await. SECOND fisherwoman The ..."

4. Official Catalogue of Exhibits [of] the Victorian Exhibition, Opened 6th by Victoria Commission for the International exhibition at London in 1873 (1872)
"71 " fisherwoman" T» «Gipsies" RIELLY, HENRY, Windsor. 73 " Cattle in Repose" 74 " Teatree Swamp, on the Bank of the Yarra" SAWERS, RW, Fitzroy. ..."

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