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单词 fisherfolk
释义

fisherfolk

English

WOTD – 21 November 2022

Etymology

Fisherfolk (sense 1) on the south coast of Java in 1931.

From fisher (person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport) + folk; compare fisherman.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃəfəʊk/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/
  • Hyphenation: fish‧er‧folk

Noun

fisherfolk (countable and uncountable, plural fisherfolks)

  1. People who fish for a living.
  2. (anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
  3. Recreational fishers.
    • 2008, Monte Dwyer, Red In The Centre: The Australian Bush Through Urban Eyes, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 69:
      Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk.
  • fisher
  • fisheress
  • fisherman
  • fisherperson
  • fisherwoman

Translations

Further reading

  • fisherman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • fisher-folk, n.” under fisher, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.
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