Meanings
plural fisher cats
- A North American carnivorous mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) of the weasel family.
Synonyms: fisher
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA North American carnivorous mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti) of the weasel family.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
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Origin
- Middle Dutchvisse“nasty”
- Frenchfiche
- Englishfisher cat
From French fiche or fichet (“polecat pelt”), from Middle Dutch visse (“nasty”) (contemporary Dutch: vies (“nasty, dirty”)), influenced by fisher.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
fisher cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fisher%20cat
“fisher cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fisher%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fisher cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fisher%20cat.
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