fisherwoman

fisher +‎ -woman

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/

fisherwoman (plural fisherwomen)

1. A woman who fishes.

   The fisherwoman cast her line.

2. A woman whose profession is catching fish.
   • 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 139:

     “My parents were fishermen.” He turned to me and smiled, “Shall I call my mother a fisherwoman? Does that suit you?”

   She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.

In contemporary usage it has become more common to refer to anglers of both sexes as 'fishermen'.

• (woman who fishes): fisherman, angler, fisher
• (woman whose profession is catching fish): fisherman, fisher

• fish
• fishing