fishwoman
English
Etymology
fish + -woman
Noun
fishwoman (plural fishwomen)
- (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, Olympia Press:
- Watt was not a woman's man, but the fishwoman pleased him greatly.
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Synonyms
- fishmongeress (fishmongress), fishwife, piscatrix (historical)
Coordinate terms
- fishman, fishmonger
Translations
woman who sells fish — see fishwife