'Fishwife' definitions:
Definition of 'fishwife'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who sells fish [syn: fishmonger, fishwife]
Definition of 'Fishwife'
From: GCIDE
- Fishwife \Fish"wife`\, n.
- 1. A fishwoman. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A woman who abusively scolds other people, often using coarse or vulgar language. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'fishwife'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amazon,
- baker,
- battle-ax,
- beldam,
- bitch,
- bookdealer,
- bookseller,
- butcher,
- cat,
- chandler,
- clothing merchant,
- common scold,
- confectioner,
- draper,
- drysalter,
- fishmonger,
- florist,
- footwear merchant,
- fruiterer,
- furnisher,
- furrier,
- fury,
- greengrocer,
- grocer,
- groceryman,
- haberdasher,
- hardwareman,
- harpy,
- ironmonger,
- jeweler,
- liquor merchant,
- newsdealer,
- ogress,
- perfumer,
- poulterer,
- saddler,
- scold,
- she-devil,
- she-wolf,
- shrew,
- spitfire,
- stationer,
- termagant,
- tigress,
- tobacconist,
- vintner,
- virago,
- vixen,
- wine merchant,
- witch,
- Xanthippe