spearfisher

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Etymology

spear + fisher

Noun

spearfisher (plural spearfishers)

  1. One who fishes with a spear.
    • 2007 August 26, Lynn Harris, “Lying and One-Night Stands”, in New York Times:
      There is a reckless driver, a liar (Ann Hood fibs compulsively, a hilariously inherited trait), a Catholic adolescent with some confessions to make about confession and a spearfisher who, playing hooky in Mexico from family Christmas, cheats by luring her prey with cheese.

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