fisher
someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish
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Summary
fisher is a profession[1]. fisher draws 1,337 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #260 of 1,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: occupation[3]
- Subclass of: manual worker[4]
- Commons category: Fishermen[5]
- Patron saint: Zeno of Verona[6]
- Field of this occupation: fishing[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fishermen[8]
- Depicted by: The fisherboy[9]
- Different from: Rybář[10], Rybak[11], Fisherman[12]
- Uses: fishing rod[13], fishing reel[14], fishing line[15], fishing hook[16], fishing bait[17], fishing lure[18], explosive device[19]
- Female form of label: pesketaerez[20], pêcheuse[21], pescadora[22], Fischerin[23], صيادة سمك[24], fiŝkaptistino[25], peskistino[26], рыбачка[27], fisherwoman[28], рибарка[29], rybářka[30], pescatrice[31], žvejė[32], Fëscherin[33]
- Male form of label: pescador[34], fisherman[35], рибар[36], Fischer[37], pêcheur[38], pescatore[39], žvejys[40], Fëscher[41], pescar[42]
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Influence
Things named for fisher include Fischer[43], a family name[44]; Fisher[45], a family name[46]; and Fishermen's Gate[47], a city gate[48], in Slovakia[49].
Why It Matters
fisher has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] fisher is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for fisher include Fischer[43], a family name[44]; Fisher[45], a family name[46]; and Fishermen's Gate[47], a city gate[48], in Slovakia[49].