Fisher

·noun One who fishes.

II. Fisher ·noun A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat.".

Fisher
Besides its literal sense (Luke 5:2), this word is also applied by our Lord to his disciples in a fi...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fisher, John
(c. 1469-1535) Controversialist and scholar, b. at Beverley, and ed. at Camb., entered the Church, ...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Fisher, Herbert Albert Laurens
(b. 1865) Historian. The Mediæval Empire (1898), Studies in Napoleonic Statesmanship (1903), A Poli...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
black-fisher
A water-poacher: one who kills salmon in close-time. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
fisher-boys
The apprentices in fishing vessels. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
fisher-fish
A species of Remora, said to be trained by the Chinese to catch turtle. When a turtle is perceived b...

The Sailor's Word-Book
king-fisher
The Alcedo ispida; a small bird of brilliant plumage frequenting rivers and brooks, and feeding upon...

The Sailor's Word-Book
lax-fisher
A taker of salmon in their passage from the sea. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
sea-fisher
An officer in the household of Edward III. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book