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fisher

Pronunciation:  'fishur

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Matching Terms:  fisher cat, fisherman, fisherman's bend, fisherman's knot, fisherman's lure, fishery, fisheye, fisheye lens

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
  2. [n]  someone whose occupation is catching fish
 
 Synonyms: black cat, fisher cat, fisherman, Martes pennanti, pekan
 
 See Also: angler, marten, marten cat, skilled worker, trained worker, trawler, troller

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fish"er\, n. [AS. fiscere.]
1. One who fishes.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family
   ({Mustela Canadensis}); the pekan; the ``black cat.''

 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

Besides its literal sense (Luke 5:2), this word is also applied by our Lord to his disciples in a figurative sense (Matt. 4:19; Mark 1:17).

 

 

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