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Synonyms for fishwife
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fish-wahyf |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf |
Top 10 synonyms for fishwife Other synonyms for the word fishwife
- battleaxe
- calumniator
- detractor
- dragon
- fire-eater
- fishwife
- fury
- fussbudget
- fusspot
- gorgon
- hag
- harpy
- harridan
- hell cat
- hellion
- hussy
- jezebel
- madcap
- Medusa
- muckraker
- nag
- ogress
- old biddy
- porcupine
- reviler
- scold
- she-devil
- she-wolf
- shrew
- siren
- slattern
- sorceress
- spitfire
- termagant
- tigress
- virago
- vituperator
- vixen
- wench
- witch
Définition of fishwife
Origin :- 1520s, from fish (n.) + wife in the "woman" sense.
- As in hag : noun biddy
- As in shrew : noun mean lady
- As in virago : noun aggressive woman
- As in battle-ax : noun harsh, domineering woman
- As in biddy : noun fussy old woman
- A longshoreman wouldn't have called a fishwife what I called you, you blessed child.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- “But sure, they are our fellow-creatures, brother Shane,” exclaimed the fishwife.
- Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Patrick was summoned, and with his father and the fishwife, the boat was launched.
- Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The boy was placed at the helm, and the fishwife and her brother took the oars.
- Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston
- In another Moment, except Help come, the Fishwife will be no more.
- Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- This choice remark was accompanied by the grin of a fishwife and the stare of a drab.
- Extract from : « The Sorrows of Satan » by Marie Corelli
- I certainly do not resemble a fishwife, she said, nor have I any intention of acting as one.
- Extract from : « The Angel of Pain » by E. F. Benson
- She with the voice of a fishwife and the scent of a perfumer's shop!'
- Extract from : « The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci » by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
- I have enough of this life; I have had enough of these fishwife's manners.
- Extract from : « A Chambermaid's Diary » by Octave Mirbeau
- You will understand that I am not the man to wrangle like a fishwife.
- Extract from : « The Bishop's Apron » by W. Somerset Maugham
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