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fishermen

noun

plural of fisherman

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someone who catches fish fishermen sorting out their catch

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Recent Examples of fishermen Bruns points out that the cost of diesel affects everything that arrives via truck, from boat supplies to the wood for the crab traps, so expenses for fishermen have risen, too. — Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court's decision not to hear Thompson's case was one of two federal court rulings against lobster fishermen this month. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Marine experts said the fishermen appeared to have taken appropriate precautions. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 About 300 military personnel, police and rescue workers searched along Ensenada's El Pipila stream Tuesday, while the Mexican navy continued looking for the missing fishermen, state civil protection authorities said. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Adrift Buendía Estudios Canarias, Boomerang TV, Atresmedia Five fishermen, who are presumed dead, return home two years later, upending the lives their wives had rebuilt without them. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 But after circling a few times, the shark spat out the bait, leaving fishermen on the pier stunned. — Jasmine Mendez follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Staff cutbacks also resulted in the agency reducing weather balloonsused to gather data fishermen rely on. — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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fishers

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Bycatch — marine life caught unintentionally while fishers target something else — makes up 2% of the pollock fishery’s total catch.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
These early fishers used a variety of methods to catch tuna, including hook and line, harpoons, and traps or nets.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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