Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fisher"

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)

Fisher
Besides its literal sense (Luke 5:2), this word is also applied
by our Lord to his disciples in a figurative sense (Matt. 4:19;
Mark 1:17).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fisher \Fish"er\, n. [AS. fiscere.]
1. One who fishes.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family
({Mustela Canadensis}); the pekan; the ``black cat.''

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

fisher
n 1: someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn: {fisherman}]
2: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
[syn: {pekan}, {fisher cat}, {black cat}, {Martes pennanti}]


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