noun
Meaning 1
People who fish for a living.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fisherfolk
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃəfəʊk/
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General-American: /ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/
noun
Meaning 2
Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Recreational fishers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From fisher (“person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport”) + folk; compare fisherman.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 漁民 /渔民 (yúmín) — people who fish for a living
- Finnish: kalastajat — people who fish for a living
- Finnish: kalastajakansa — people who fish for a living
- German: Fischervolk — people who fish for a living
- Japanese: 漁民 (gyomin) — people who fish for a living
- Finnish: kalastajakansan jäsen — members of a culture that is dominated by fishing