Definition of "fisherwomen" [fisherwomen]

• Plural form of fisherwoman. (noun)

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• "Tuna, red snapper, shark and other silvery species were among the fish available from freezers set back from scale-flecked wood tables where fisherwomen were cleaning and storing the last of the day's catch."
• "But I was early enough in the springtime that some fishermen and fisherwomen convinced me that I should get a job on a boat that actually goes after the fish and pulls them from the sea."
• "The top spot on the list goes to fishermen and fisherwomen, who lost their lives at a rate of 200 per 100,000 full-time workers."