dictionary definitions for "fisherman"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fisherman
      n 1: someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn:
           fisherman, fisher]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fisherman \Fish"er*man\, n.; pl. Fishermen.
     1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of
        taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
        [1913 Webster]


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