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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fisher  \Fish"er\,  n.  [AS.  fiscere.] 
  1.  One  who  fishes. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  carnivorous  animal  of  the  Weasel  family 
  ({Mustela  Canadensis});  the  pekan;  the  ``black  cat.'' 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  fisher 
  n  1:  someone  whose  occupation  is  catching  fish  [syn:  {fisherman}] 
  2:  large  dark  brown  North  American  arboreal  carnivorous  mammal 
  [syn:  {pekan},  {fisher  cat},  {black  cat},  {Martes  pennanti}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Fisher,  AR  (town,  FIPS  23800) 
  Location:  35.49147  N,  90.97218  W 
  Population  (1990):  245  (118  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  72429 
  Fisher,  IL  (village,  FIPS  26194) 
  Location:  40.31578  N,  88.34855  W 
  Population  (1990):  1526  (622  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  61843 
  Fisher,  LA  (village,  FIPS  25615) 
  Location:  31.49441  N,  93.46026  W 
  Population  (1990):  277  (106  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  71426 
  Fisher,  MN  (city,  FIPS  21158) 
  Location:  47.79928  N,  96.79962  W 
  Population  (1990):  413  (172  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  56723 
  Fisher,  PA 
  Zip  code(s):  16225 
  Fisher,  WV 
  Zip  code(s):  26818 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  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). 
 




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