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fisher
1[fish-er]
noun
any animal that catches fish for food.
a fisherman.
a dark-brown or blackish marten, Martes pennanti, of northern North America.
the fur of this animal.
Fisher
2[fish-er]
noun
Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.
Dorothy Canfield Dorothea Frances Canfield Fisher, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist.
Irving, 1867–1947, U.S. political economist.
Saint John John of Rochester, 1469–1535, English Roman Catholic prelate and humanist: executed for treason.
John Arbuthnot, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone 1841–1920, British admiral.
M(ary) F(rances) K(ennedy), 1908–92, U.S. culinary author.
fisher
1/ ˈɪʃə /
noun
a person who fishes; fisherman
Also called: pekan.
a large North American marten, Martes pennanti , having thick dark brown fur
the fur of this animal
an evangelist
Fisher
2/ ˈɪʃə /
noun
Andrew . 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of Australia (1908–09; 1910–13; 1914–15)
Saint John . ?1469–1535, English prelate and scholar: executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as supreme head of the church. Feast day: June 22
John Arbuthnot 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone. 1841–1920, British admiral; First Sea Lord (1904–10; 1914–15); introduced the dreadnought
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The authority responsible for implementing the bylaw said the holes could be closed if fishers were trying to catch octopus only, and it was working on trying to find a long-term solution.
But the fishers forced to work there live a precarious existence, and for some, the long journey to the Saya de Malha is the last they ever take.
Ecopetrol, which is 88% owned by the Colombian state and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, rejects the fishers' claims that it is polluting the water.
Ms MacLennan said: "These animals can pose a financial threat to fishers if these whales take off with their gear or damage their gear."
Ms Townsend studied and attached GPS collars to the Sierra Nevada red fox and the Pacific fisher, which is related to a badger, in attempts to track and preserve the species.
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