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English
Etymology
From spear + fisher.
Noun
spearfisher (plural spearfishers)
- 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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Translations
one who fishes with a spear
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