A woman who catches, sells, or processes fish as an occupation.
Compound of 'fisher' (Old English 'fiscere') and 'woman' (Old English 'wīfman', from 'wīf' meaning woman). This term became more common in the 20th century as occupational language became more gender-specific.
Fisherwomen in Norway and Scotland were so economically powerful that in some regions they effectively controlled fish prices and trade routes — they had guilds, negotiation power, and in a few cases, actually owned the boats and the catch, making them proto-businesswomen centuries ahead of their time.
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