Synonyms for fishwife

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fish-wahyf

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf

Top 10 synonyms for fishwife

Other synonyms for the word fishwife

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

Example sentences :

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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