fisher means an English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.
fisher is pronounced /ˈfɪʃɚ/.
Etymology
From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker.
name
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman.
- A location:; A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A location:; A suburb of the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
- A location:; A locality in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.
- A location:; A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada.
- A location:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
noun
- A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.“The fishers who live here left for the mainland only days ago as an unseasonable October storm ravaged the islands.”
- A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti), that has thick brown fur.“In many ways the fisher resembles the pine marten, possessing many of the marten's tricks and manners.”
- Fur of specimens of species Pekania pennanti.