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Fisher (Noun)

Someone whose occupation is catching fish.

Nouns denoting people.

The fisher set out to sea before dawn to catch the day's quota of cod.
As a young boy, he dreamed of becoming a fisher like his father and grandfather before him.
The fisher carefully baited his hook with a juicy worm and cast his line into the water.
After years of working on a commercial fishing boat, the fisher decided to start his own small business.
The village relied heavily on the local fisher to provide them with a steady supply of fresh seafood.

Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.

Nouns denoting animals.

The fisher is a large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal that is native to the boreal forests of Canada and the northern United States.
Fisher populations have been declining in recent years due to habitat loss and fragmentation, as well as hunting and trapping.
The fisher is a solitary animal and has a large home range, which it marks with scent to keep other fishers away.
Fishers are skilled climbers and spend most of their time in trees, where they hunt for small mammals, birds, and insects.
In some parts of its range, the fisher is considered an important species for controlling populations of porcupines and other small mammals.