Synonyms for fisherman

Most common

fisher · angler

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A fisher, a person engaged in fishing: Any person who attempts to catch fish.

   The fisherman casts her line.

Related words

Word family

fisher

Phrases

fisherman's knot fisherman's loop fisherman's soup double fisherman's knot

Forms

Plural

fishermen → anglers, fishers, piscators…

Example sentences

• fisher This is the boy whose name is Tom Fisher.
• angler The angler caught a carp weighing ten kilos.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

fisher², angler²

8 letters

piscator

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fisher² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

pêcheur

Deutsch

Fischer