[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