fishwoman
English
Etymology
Noun
fishwoman (plural fishwomen)
- (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
- Watt was not a woman's man, but the fishwoman pleased him greatly.
Synonyms
- fishmongeress (fishmongress), fishwife, piscatrix (historical)
Coordinate terms
Translations
woman who sells fish — see fishwife