fisher

Casts a line

A fisher is someone who fishes, though the longer form "fisherman" remains more common in everyday speech.

Fisher also names a dark-furred North American mammal related to the weasel, prized historically for its pelt.

Despite the name, the animal rarely eats fish, preferring porcupines and small mammals.

angler

rod

Thin rigid stick

  • reelWinding cylinder or dance
  • lureThing that tempts
  • baitLure for prey

hook · tackle · cast · line · spinning · sinker · bobber · creel · catch-and-release · knots

mammal

marten

Tree-climbing weasel relative

fur · den · forest · nocturnal · solitary · territorial · predation · agile · arboreal · omnivore

vessel

trawler

Net-dragging fishing boat

dragger · skiff · dinghy · dory · schooner · cutter · fleet · boat · cannery · deck

pelt

fur

Animal body hair

tanning · taxidermy · furrier · luxury · trade · snare · wilderness · rendezvous · beaver · bounty

catch

trout

Freshwater game fish

  • salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
  • bassDeep pitch or fish
  • codCold-water food fish

halibut · tuna · mackerel · carp · catfish · perch · pike · walleye · marlin · swordfish

sustenance

harvest

Gathering mature crops

livelihood · indigenous · traditional · smoked · dried · salted · cured · fillet · tribal · seasonal

conservation

habitat

Organism's natural environment

marine · freshwater · sanctuary · stewardship · restoration · species · quota · bycatch · stock · regulation

Categories
Opposites
method of obtaining food/prey

fisherhunter

Pursuer of prey

big game hunter · trapper · fowler · falconer · poacher

relationship to fish

fisherfish farmer

Aquaculture practitioner

marine biologist

food procurement strategy

fisherfarmer

One who cultivates land

crop farmer · cultivator · grower · agriculturalist · vegetable farmer

Phrases
Family

fish, fishy, fishing, fisherman, fished, fishery, fishhook, fishmonger, fishers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G