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FISHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Synonyms:
black cat; fisher; fisher cat; Martes pennanti; pekan
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fisher" is a kind of...):
marten; marten cat (agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone whose occupation is catching fish
Synonyms:
fisher; fisherman
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fisher" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fisher"):
angler; troller (a fisherman who uses a hook and line)
trawler (a fisherman who use a trawl net)
Derivation:
fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)