Definition of FISHWIFE

fishwife

Plural: fishwives

Noun

  • A woman who sells fish, often boisterous.
  • someone who sells fish
  • A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
  • A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
  • A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
  • The wife of a homosexual man.

Examples

  • Her opponent argued with the intensity of a FISHWIFE, challenging every word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fysshewyfe; equivalent to fish + wife (“(obsolete) woman”) (see also midwife).

Scrabble Score: 20

fishwife: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fishwife: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fishwife: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

fishwife: valid Words With Friends Word