All fishwife synonyms

noun fishwife

• harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
• madcap — wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless; rash: a madcap scheme.
• backbiter — to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
• porcupine — any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
• she-devil — a woman who resembles a devil, as in extreme wickedness, cruelty, or bad temper.
• tigress — a female tiger.
• amazon — In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of women who were very good at fighting.
• spitfire — a person, especially a girl or woman, who is of fiery temper and easily provoked to outbursts.
• fire-eater — an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.
• muckraker — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
• dragon — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
• beldame — an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
• hag — bog; quagmire.
• fusspot — a fussbudget.
• shrew — any of several small, mouselike insectivores of the genus Sorex and related genera, having a long, sharp snout.
• biddy — If someone describes an old woman as an old biddy, they are saying in an unkind way that they think she is silly or unpleasant.
• beldam — an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag
• virago — a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
• jezebel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
• vixen — a female fox.
• fury — unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.
• slattern — a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
• harpy — Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
• bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
• harridan — a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.
• witch — a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. Compare warlock.
• sorceress — a woman who practices sorcery; witch.
• crone — A crone is an ugly old woman.
• battle-ax — a heavy ax with a wide blade, formerly used as a weapon of war
• ogress — a roundel sable.
• gorgon — Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
• termagant — a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.
• medusa — a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
• wench — a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
• siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
• hussy — a brazen or immoral woman.
• bitch — If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think she behaves in a very unpleasant way.
• hellion — a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
• carper — to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
• detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
• nag — to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
• scold — to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
• calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
• reviler — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
• she-wolf — a female wolf.
• vituperator — One who vituperates, or censures abusively.
• fussbudget — a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.
• battleaxe — Alternative spelling of battle-ax.