fisher
noun
Simple meaning
Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɪʃɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti), that has thick brown fur.
A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
A minor city in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
A ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri.
A sea area centered on the Fisher Bank off the west coast of Denmark.
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This meaning: Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Used this way, fisher is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “The old fisher returned to the dock with a plentiful catch of fresh fish.”noun
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