piscatorial
Britishadjective
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of or relating to fish, fishing, or fishermen
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devoted to fishing
Other Word Forms
- piscatorially adverb
Etymology
Origin of piscatorial
C19: from Latin piscātōrius, from piscātor fisherman
Explanation
Teach a man to fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to excel in the piscatorial arts, and he eats for a lifetime. Piscatorial means having to do with fishing. Piscis is Latin for fish, the name of the astrological sign meaning "fish" (spelled Pisces, the Latin plural), and also the root of piscatorial. Think of the word as a cousin to agricultural. If we lived in a place that relied as heavily on fisheries as we do on farms, piscatorial might be as common a word as agricultural.
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Example Sentences
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It’s perfectly reasonable for you to insist that until you can afford a separate room for your piscatorial friends, your apartment has to be mammals only.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2014
Sole piscatorial feat was credited to "Uncle Fred."
From Time Magazine Archive
He dictated piscatorial descriptions to an assistant in a schooner above.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rumors of the DR's piscatorial bounty first surfaced 15 years ago when I was fishing Puerto Rico.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thereafter Angela took over the piscatorial 199 department.
From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George
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