fisherfolk
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/ˈfɪʃəfəʊk/
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/ˈfɪʃəfəʊk/ · /ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/
Definition of fisherfolk
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)People who fish for a living.
“Sir Walter Scott used Auchmithie as the model for his 'Musselcrag' in The Antiquary. The artist William Lamond spent 40 summers in the village, and painted scenes of Auchmithie and its fisherfolk.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)People who fish for a living.
“Sir Walter Scott used Auchmithie as the model for his 'Musselcrag' in The Antiquary. The artist William Lamond spent 40 summers in the village, and painted scenes of Auchmithie and its fisherfolk.”
- (countable, uncountable)Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
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(countable, uncountable)Recreational fishers.
“Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk.”
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Etymology
From fisher (“person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport”) + folk; compare fisherman.
Words you can make from fisherfolk
200+ playable · top: FOLKISH (17 pts)
Best play folkish 17 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
34 words- OFFISH 15 pts
- SHROFF 15 pts
- FOLKIE 13 pts
- HIKERS 13 pts
- HOKIER 13 pts
- KEFIRS 13 pts
- KOSHER 13 pts
- SHRIEK 13 pts
- SHRIKE 13 pts
- ELFISH 12 pts
- FIFERS 12 pts
- FISHER 12 pts
- OFFERS 12 pts
- RIFFLE 12 pts
- SHERIF 12 pts
- LIKERS 10 pts
- FILERS 9 pts
- FILOSE 9 pts
- FLIERS 9 pts
- HELIOS 9 pts
- HIRSEL 9 pts
- HIRSLE 9 pts
- HOLIER 9 pts
- HOLIES 9 pts
- HORSIE 9 pts
- HOSIER 9 pts
- ISOHEL 9 pts
- LIFERS 9 pts
- RELISH 9 pts
- RIFLES 9 pts
- LORIES 6 pts
- OILERS 6 pts
- ORIELS 6 pts
- REOILS 6 pts
5-letter words
93 words- SKIFF 15 pts
- FILKS 12 pts
- FOLKS 12 pts
- FORKS 12 pts
- FRISK 12 pts
- HIKER 12 pts
- HIKES 12 pts
- HOKES 12 pts
- HOLKS 12 pts
- HORKS 12 pts
- KEFIR 12 pts
- KERFS 12 pts
- KIEFS 12 pts
- KOHLS 12 pts
- OKEHS 12 pts
- SHEIK 12 pts
- SHIRK 12 pts
- FIEFS 11 pts
- FIFER 11 pts
- FIFES 11 pts
- FLESH 11 pts
- FRESH 11 pts
- FROSH 11 pts
- OFFER 11 pts
- RIFFS 11 pts
- SHELF 11 pts
- KEIRS 9 pts
- KIERS 9 pts
- KILOS 9 pts
- KOELS 9 pts
- KORIS 9 pts
- LIKER 9 pts
- LIKES 9 pts
- SIKER 9 pts
- SKIER 9 pts
- SKIRL 9 pts
- FILER 8 pts
- FILES 8 pts
- FILOS 8 pts
- FIRES 8 pts
- FLIER 8 pts
- FLIES 8 pts
- FLIRS 8 pts
- FLOES 8 pts
- FOILS 8 pts
- FORES 8 pts
- FRIES 8 pts
- FRISE 8 pts
- FROES 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HELIO 8 pts
- HELOS 8 pts
- HERLS 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOLES 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HOSEL 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- LEHRS 8 pts
- LIFER 8 pts
- REIFS 8 pts
- RIFLE 8 pts
- ROLFS 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SERIF 8 pts
- SHEOL 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- SHORL 8 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- LORES 5 pts
- LORIS 5 pts
- LOSER 5 pts
- OILER 5 pts
- ORIEL 5 pts
- ORLES 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- REOIL 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- ROILS 5 pts
- ROLES 5 pts
- SLIER 5 pts
- SOLEI 5 pts
- SOREL 5 pts
4-letter words
66 words- FILK 11 pts
- FOLK 11 pts
- FORK 11 pts
- HIKE 11 pts
- HOKE 11 pts
- HOLK 11 pts
- HORK 11 pts
- KEFS 11 pts
- KERF 11 pts
- KHIS 11 pts
- KIEF 11 pts
- KIFS 11 pts
- KOHL 11 pts
- EFFS 10 pts
- FEHS 10 pts
- FIEF 10 pts
- FIFE 10 pts
- FISH 10 pts
- ELKS 8 pts
- ILKS 8 pts
- IRKS 8 pts
- KEIR 8 pts
- KIER 8 pts
- KILO 8 pts
- KIRS 8 pts
- KOEL 8 pts
- KOIS 8 pts
- KORE 8 pts
- KORI 8 pts
- KORS 8 pts
- KRIS 8 pts
- LEKS 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FILO 7 pts
- FILS 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FIRS 7 pts
- FLIR 7 pts
- FLOE 7 pts
- FOES 7 pts
- FOIL 7 pts
- FORE 7 pts
- FROE 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLS 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LIEF 7 pts
- LIFE 7 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
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