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piscatory

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to fish; piscine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a piscatory life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: piscatorial

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin piscātor (“fisherman”), from piscis (“fish”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ձկնորսական (jknorsakan) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Bulgarian: риболовен (riboloven) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Danish: fiske- — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Finnish: kalastus- — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Greek: αλιευτικός (alieftikós) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Italian: piscatorio — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Japanese: 釣りの (tsuri no) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Macedonian: ри́барски (ríbarski) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Macedonian: риболо́вен (ribolóven) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Polish: rybacki — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Portuguese: piscatório — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Russian: рыба́цкий (rybáckij) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Russian: рыболове́цкий (rybolovéckij) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Russian: рыболо́вный (rybolóvnyj) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Russian: рыба́чий (rybáčij) — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Swedish: fiskar- — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing
  • Swedish: fiske- — of, about, or pertaining to the act of fishing