Fisk

American  

[fisk] / fɪsk /

noun

1. James, 1834–72, U.S. financier and stock speculator.

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fisk British  

/ fɪsk /

verb

1. slang to refute or criticize (a journalistic article or blog) point by point

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Etymology

Origin of fisk

C21: after the use of this technique by Robert Fisk (born 1946), British journalist, to criticize articles

Example Sentences

AFP asked Adam Fisk, head of US-based nonprofit Lantern, which offers an advanced VPN, how his technology and similar apps can get around such heavy-handed blocking.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

If you’ve caught yourself muttering Carlton Fisk wouldn’t have given anyone a fist bump, then Raleigh’s snub probably makes your cold heart flutter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“Stowe risked her life and the livelihood of her family to write a novel that shook a nation,” says Karen Fisk, executive director of the Stowe Center for Literary Activism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

There could be a debut for Liverpool captain Grace Fisk, who can play at centre-back or right-back, and has played in a back three as well as a back four.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Fisk, Kelton Fisk, had a highly developed sense of civic duty that had led him, at ten o’clock that morning, to refuse to sell more than a gallon of kerosene to any one island household.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson