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- [fish-er]
- /ˈfɪʃ ər/
- /ˈfɪʃə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fish-er]
- /ˈfɪʃ ər/
Definitions of fisher word
- noun fisher Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15. 1
- noun fisher Dorothy Canfield [kan-feeld] /ˈkænˌfild/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Frances Canfield Fisher) 1879–1958, U.S. novelist. 1
- noun fisher Irving, 1867–1947, U.S. political economist. 1
- noun fisher Saint John ("John of Rochester") c1469–1535, English Roman Catholic prelate and humanist: executed for treason. 1
- noun fisher John Arbuthnot, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone [kil-ver-stuh n] /ˈkɪl vər stən/ (Show IPA), 1841–1920, British admiral. 1
- noun fisher M(ary) F(rances) K(ennedy) 1908–92, U.S. culinary author. 1
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Origin of fisher
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fisscher fisherman, Old English fiscere. See fish, -er1
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Parts of speech for Fisher
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fisher popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fisher usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fisher
noun fisher
- trawler — a person who trawls.
- lobsterman — a person who traps lobsters.
- troller — to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.
- piscator — fisherman.
- rodman — a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
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