Definition of "fisherfolk" [fisherfolk]

• People who fish for a living. (noun)
• Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing. (noun)

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• "Harmful investments to the detriment of local populations – so-called land grabbing – can only be warded off if we first secure the underlying rights of farmers, herders and fisherfolk."
• "However I do recall seeing more striper fisherfolk standing up to their armpits in surf than I'd ever seen when I went to Monomoy to do some research."
• "Last Wednesday night, Kerry Heffernan, head chef for Central Park's South Gate Restaurant, prepared a delectable feast based on four exotic invasive varieties of seafood: green crab known to most fisherfolk as bait for blackfish, Asian carp, lionfish and blue tilapia."