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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FISH'ER, n
1. One who is employed in catching fish.
2. A species of weasel.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn: fisherman, fisher]
2: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal [syn: fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: before 12th century 1. one that fishes 2. a. a dark brown North American carnivorous mammal (Martes pennanti) of the weasel family b. the fur or pelt of this animal

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Dorothy 1879-1958 Dorothea Frances née Canfield American novelist II. biographical name Irving 1867-1947 American economist III. biographical name John Arbuthnot 1841-1920 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone British admiral IV. biographical name Mary Frances Kennedy 1908-1992 American writer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an animal that catches fish, esp. a pekan. 2 archaic a fisherman. Etymology: OE fiscere f. Gmc (as FISH(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fisher 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's Bible Dictionary

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).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Fisherman, angler. 2. Pecan, wood-shock (Mustela Canadensis).