French word

pêcheur

Pronunciation

IPA/pɛʃœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfisherman

Example

Le pêcheur rentre au port avec son bateau.

The fisherman returns to the harbor with his boat.

Illustration for pêcheur (fisherman)

More examples

Le pêcheur à la ligne attend la prise.

The angler waits for the catch.

Core concept

A person beside or on the water, bringing fish or other aquatic animals out with a line, net, trap, or boat.

Common phrases

  • pêcheur à la ligne

    angler

  • pêcheur local

    local fisherman

  • pêcheur de crabes

    crab fisherman

Similar words

marin-pêcheur: A person who fishes at sea from a boat.
pêcheur artisanal: A person who catches fish on a small scale for local or household needs.

Definition in French

Personne dont le métier ou le loisir consiste à prendre des poissons ou d'autres animaux aquatiques.

Word origin

French pêcheur derives from pêcher, with the agent suffix -eur, while pêcher continues Old French pescher from Latin piscari, related to piscis, 'fish'.

Usage tips

  • Pêcheur is masculine, and the usual feminine form is pêcheuse, not pêcheure.

Other meanings

  • anglernoun

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