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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:

Nouns denoting animals

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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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