fishwife

fish·wife  (fshwf)

n. pl. fish·wives (-wvz)

1. A woman who sells fish.

2. A woman regarded as coarse and shrewishly abusive.

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fishwife [ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf]

n pl -wives

1. (Business / Commerce) a woman who sells fish

2. a coarse scolding woman

fishwifely  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fishwife - someone who sells fish               fishmonger bargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

Translations

fishwife [ˈfɪʃwaɪf] N (fishwives (pl)) [ˈfɪʃwaɪvz] → pescadera f (pej) → verdulera f

fishwife [ˈfɪʃwaɪf] n
to scream like a fishwife (loudly and angrily) (mainly British) → crier comme une poissonnière

fishwife [ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf] n (pej) → pescivendola