fishman

fishman — 名詞

1. a worker whose job is to prepare fish for cooking by cleaning them — cutting off

1.名詞
釋義

魚清理工

清理魚隻以備烹調的人

a worker whose job is to prepare fish for cooking by cleaning them — cutting off the heads, removing the scales, and taking out the internal organs.

例句

The fishman at the market cleaned the salmon for Sahil's dinner.

市場的魚清理工替 Sahil 清理了要煮的鮭魚。

Every morning, the fishman at Leo's local market scales and guts the catch before storing it on ice.

每天早上，Leo 家附近市場的魚清理工都會先把當天捕到的魚去鱗、清除內臟，再放在冰上保存。

typical verbs: scale, gut, store on ice

同義詞

用法筆記

This sense refers specifically to cleaning and preparing whole fish — not to catching them. Compare with fisherman.

常見錯誤

❌The fishman caught three tuna this morning.
✅The fisherman caught three tuna this morning.
💡A fishman prepares or sells fish; a fisherman catches them.

2. a person who earns a living by selling fish, shellfish, and other seafood produc

2.名詞
釋義

魚販

販賣魚類及海鮮的人

a person who earns a living by selling fish, shellfish, and other seafood products, usually from a shop or a market stall.

例句

Devika bought two kilos of shrimp from the fishman at the harbour market.

Devika 在港口的市場向魚販買了兩公斤的蝦子。

The fishman calls out the morning's prices to everyone passing his stall.

魚販朝經過攤位的人大聲喊出今天早上的魚價。

typical market scene: calling out prices to passers-by

同義詞
  • fishmonger

    the standard UK term for a fish seller, more common than fishman

  • fish seller

    transparent and general, used in any variety of English

  • fish vendor

    slightly more formal, often used in official contexts

用法筆記

More common in the UK as fishmonger; fishman is less frequent but used in some regions. Both senses of fishman can overlap — a fishman who cleans fish may also sell it.

常見錯誤

❌I bought vegetables from the fishman at the market.
✅I bought vegetables from the greengrocer at the market.
💡A fishman sells fish and seafood, not general produce.