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fisherwoman

/fish-er-woom-uhn/US // ˈfɪʃ ərˌwʊm ən //

渔女,渔妇,渔夫,渔民

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fish·er·wom·en.

    • : a woman who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.

Examples

  • The irate owner searched in vain for his slave and even asked the fisherwoman if she had seen a weeping maiden.

  • Hunt for nobler game, if you like; but a fisherwoman must not despise the smallest that comes to her net.

  • It was a Berck fisherwoman's cloak, which she always put on when it rained.

  • Seeing that it was only, as he supposed, some harmless fisherwoman, Harald took courage and waited.

  • The eyes of all naturally took the direction of the well-born fisherwoman.