noun
Meaning 1
A woman who fishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The fisherwoman cast her line.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fisherwoman
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UK: /ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/
noun
Meaning 2
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: pêcheuse — woman catching fish
- German: Fischerin — woman catching fish
- Latvian: zvejniece — woman catching fish
- Polish: rybaczka — woman catching fish
- Portuguese: pescadora — woman catching fish
- Romanian: femeie-pescar — woman catching fish
- Russian: рыба́чка (rybáčka) — woman catching fish
- Turkish: balıkçı — woman catching fish