[syn: fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fisher \Fish"er\, n. [AS. fiscere.]
1. One who fishes.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family
(Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat."
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fisher
n 1: someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn:
fisherman, fisher]
2: large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
[syn: fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes
pennanti]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Fisher
Besides its literal sense (Luke 5:2), this word is also applied
by our Lord to his disciples in a figurative sense (Matt. 4:19;
Mark 1:17).
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Fisher -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 4344
Housing Units (2000): 2277
Land area (2000): 901.160622 sq. miles (2333.995197 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.581034 sq. miles (1.504872 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 901.741656 sq. miles (2335.500069 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.766103 N, 100.401882 W
Headwords:
Fisher
Fisher, TX
Fisher County
Fisher County, TX
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Fisher, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000): 265
Housing Units (2000): 124
Land area (2000): 0.315262 sq. miles (0.816524 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.315262 sq. miles (0.816524 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23800
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 35.491555 N, 90.972297 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72429
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fisher, AR
Fisher
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Fisher, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 1647
Housing Units (2000): 667
Land area (2000): 0.991958 sq. miles (2.569159 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.991958 sq. miles (2.569159 sq. km)
FIPS code: 26194
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 40.315817 N, 88.348601 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61843
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fisher, IL
Fisher
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Fisher, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
Population (2000): 268
Housing Units (2000): 107
Land area (2000): 0.599800 sq. miles (1.553475 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.599800 sq. miles (1.553475 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25615
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 31.491157 N, 93.460599 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 71426
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fisher, LA
Fisher
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Fisher, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 435
Housing Units (2000): 197
Land area (2000): 0.398231 sq. miles (1.031413 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.398231 sq. miles (1.031413 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21158
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 47.800211 N, 96.800380 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56723
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fisher, MN
Fisher