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# fisher

noun (fisher, fishers)

«fisher» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who catches fish, as a job or for fun; a fisherman or fisherwoman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#m1)
2. An animal that catches fish, such as a kingfisher or an otter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#m2)
3. A North American forest animal like a large weasel, also called a fisher cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and the Bible: Jesus called Peter and Andrew, who were fishers, to be «fishers of men». It is a word that includes both men and women who fish. Phrases: fishers of men, fisher folk.

### Examples

- The fishers mended their nets on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x1)
- Jesus said to Peter and Andrew, «Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x2)
- The kingfisher is a clever little fisher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x3)
- A fisher is a dark furry animal that lives in the forests of Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x4)
- The old fisher told stories about the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x5)
- Fishers go out early when the sea is calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x6)
- "Scheih Ibrahim, I am the fisher Kerim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/#x7)

### Note

Plural: fishers. «Fisherman» is more common in everyday English; «fisher» is neutral for any gender. Also a common surname (Fisher). Not the same as «fissure» (a crack).

## In Jewish tradition

In Isaiah the fishers of Egypt mourn when the Nile dries up. Tradition reads this as a sign of the ruin of Egypt's trade and food. In the primary lessons: Used in stories and the Bible: Jesus called Peter and Andrew, who were fishers, to be «fishers of men». It is a word that includes both men and women who fish. Phrases: fishers of men, fisher folk.

### Examples

- The fishers also shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. (Prophets ISA.19.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fisher/#x1)

### Note

Plural: fishers. «Fisherman» is more common in everyday English; «fisher» is neutral for any gender. Also a common surname (Fisher). Not the same as «fissure» (a crack).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fisher» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fisher» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fisher.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fisher» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fisher/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fisher» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fisher.html) on Mova free.