fischer

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fyscher, fischare, ffissher, ffysshere, fessher, vissar, fyschar === Etymology === From Old English fisċere, from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz; equivalent to fisch +‎ -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiʃər(ə)/ === Noun === fischer (plural fischeris) A fisher (person who fishes, usually for a living) A retailer or seller of fish or seafood. (religion) A proselytiser; one who promotes a religion. ==== Descendants ==== English: fisher Scots: fisher ==== References ==== “fisher(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 June 2018.