漁民|ぎょみんgyomin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfishermen

• Synonym漁師りょうしNeutralThe most common everyday word for someone who catches fish for a living; 「漁民」 is more written in flavor and often collective.
• Synonym漁業者ぎょぎょうしゃWrittenWritten, administrative and statistical term for people or businesses in the fishing industry; 「漁民」 is a general, often collective word for those who fish.
• Synonym漁夫ぎょふWrittenA written, old-fashioned word for a fisherman, found mainly in literature.
• Related漁船員ぎょせんいんWrittenA written term for crew members working aboard a fishing vessel; it stresses their position on the boat rather than fishing as an occupation.
• Related漁船乗組員ぎょせんのりくみいんWrittenA fuller, more formal term for a fishing-boat crew member; found mostly in news reports.

For everyday talk about people who catch fish, use 「漁師」. In written prose, 「漁民」 is the general, often collective term; in administrative contexts use 「漁業者」, and for crew aboard fishing boats use 「漁船員」.

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1. 漁業ぎょぎょうを営いとなむ人ひと。