From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fisherman \Fish"er*man\, noun; pl. {Fishermen}.
1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.
2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn: {fisher}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "fisherman": AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, angler, bluejacket, buccaneer, deep-sea man, dibber, dibbler, drift netter, drifter, fair-weather sailor, fisher, guddler, hearty, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacker, jacky, jigger, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, navigator, pirate, piscator, piscatorialist, piscatorian, privateer, sailor, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman, tar, the compleat angler, trawler, troller, viking, water dog, whaler, windjammer, windsailor
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