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fishers

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plural of fisher

as in fishermen

someone who catches fish few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father

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Recent Examples of fishers Businesses and other organizations also use Form 1099-MISC to report payments to attorneys, health care providers, commercial fishers, and others. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 GrowNYC’s flagship market operates four days a week year-round and hosts up to 140 regional farmers, fishers and bakers from within a 250-mile radius during peak season. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The premium is well worth it for sunset views of the water and a front-row seat to the ferries, fishers, and sailboats passing through. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026 Another is to pay fishers to catch inedible ones like the puffer fish so they can be incinerated. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 When one bag of their coke winds up swimming with the fishers, the stage’s set for sharks and psychos to smell blood and swarm. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 In addition to the local authorities, the State Emergency Service, Country Fire Service and professional fishers are searching for the baby. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Platforms like iNaturalist allow divers, fishers and coastal residents to upload observations that are later verified by a global community of users. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Italian fishers catch the crabs, while the company provides expertise in processing and commercializing the food to international markets, including the US. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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Dog walkers and fishermen waved, and a canoeist kept pace for a chat.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026
He was captured by commercial fishermen in New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent up to Maine, and then down to New Hampshire.

— Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

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