n.
Pronunciation: ' fi-sh ə -r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er · ies
Date: 1528
1 : the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : FISHING
2 : a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals
3 : a fishing establishment also : its fishermen
4 : the legal right to take fish at a particular place or in particular waters
5 : the technology of fishery ― usually used in plural