Meanings
nounfisherwoman (plural fisherwomen)
plural fisherwomen
- A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
1 more example
“My parents were fishermen.” He turned to me and smiled, “Shall I call my mother a fisherwoman? Does that suit you?”
2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 139
Origin
- Englishfisher
- Proto-Germanic*wībą
- Proto-West Germanic*wīb
- Old Englishwīf
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Old Englishwīfmann
- Middle Englishwoman
- Englishfisherwoman
Translations
French pêcheuse
- pêcheusewoman catching fish
German Fischerin
- Fischerinwoman catching fish
Latvian zvejniece
- zvejniecewoman catching fish
Polish rybaczka
- rybaczkawoman catching fish
Portuguese pescadora
- pescadorawoman catching fish
Romanian femeie-pescar
- femeie-pescarwoman catching fish
Russian рыба́чка
- рыба́чка (rybáčka)woman catching fish
Turkish balıkçı
- balıkçıwoman catching fish
Cite this entry
APA
fisherwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fisherwoman
MLA
“fisherwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fisherwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fisherwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fisherwoman.
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