Fishermen
['fɪʃɚmən]
Definition
(pl. ) of Fisherman
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Examples
- Fishermen, for the same reason. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Fishermen have been so since the time of Theocritus. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A few fishing vessels alone specked the water, and now and then the gentle breeze wafted the sound of voices, as the fishermen called to one another. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Yet these plain-looking fishermen had defeated the veterans of Alva. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We would for the poor fishermen's, to be sure, and we'd help 'em with money when they come to any hurt. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He rode to hounds in a pepper-and-salt frock, and was one of the best fishermen in the county. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Another woman confirmed the account of the fishermen having brought the body into her house; it was not cold. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Crouching down again in a corner there, and looking in, he made out the three fishermen creeping through some rank grass! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- There is a nice village at Pallanza and you can row out to the islands where the fishermen live and there is a restaurant on the biggest island. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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