Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fisherfolk

/ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: fish-er-folk
IPA: /ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

People who fish for a living.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Recreational fishers.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Every year Grey Nomad migration sees the little Gulf town of Karumba stretched creaseless with sunbirds and fisherfolk."

Etymology

From fisher (“person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport”) + folk; compare fisherman.

Word Breakdown

Root: *peysḱ-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/
British English: /ˈfɪʃəfəʊk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fisherfolks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fisher fisheress fisherman fisherperson fisherwoman

Questions

How do you pronounce fisherfolk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪʃɚˌfoʊk/.
What does fisherfolk mean?: People who fish for a living.
Where does fisherfolk come from?: From fisher (“person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport”) + folk; compare fisherman.

How to pronounce fisherfolk

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