"spearfisher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spearfishers [plural]
Etymology: From spear + fisher. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spear|fisher}} spear + fisher Head templates: {{en-noun}} spearfisher (plural spearfishers)
  1. One who fishes with a spear. Derived forms: spearfishery, spearphisher Translations (one who fishes with a spear): Speerfischer [masculine] (German), Speerfischerin [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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