Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fisherman's luck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: fish-er-man's luck
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Failure to catch any fish.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The girls caught quite a long string of fine big trout, but I had fisherman's luck and had to eat fish that the girls caught that night."

Usage

Questions

What does fisherman's luck mean?: Failure to catch any fish.

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