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n. - Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal; Someone whose occupation is catching aquatic vertebrates

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  • In fact, in the river/trout world, I've long thought a great fly fisher is way more deadly than the lure fisher.
  • "Why, because a fisher is a kind of a Spartan animal, while he is about his business."
  • Did not read all the ay to end, but this is really called a fisher cat…a wild jungle cat that lives in S.
  • We don't want the public to think the fisher is a more deserving man than the slater; we want both men to have a fair chance.
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  • The "fissure" (a deep cleft or crack) in the rocks along the river bank was the perfect spot for the reclusive "fisher." (a fisherman)
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