See Also: Fisher (of Kilverstone), John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron(encyclopedia)
fisher(encyclopedia)
fisher(medicine)
fisher(dictionary)
Fisher effect(money)
Bottom fisher(finance)
Fisher Scientific(finance)
Fisher equation(finance)
Fisher, Irving(encyclopedia)
Bottom fisher(money)

crest 2, verb (oh) and fisher (sh)


crest 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[T] formal to reach the top of a hill or mountain
::They crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset.

fisher (sh)




Rare species of marten (Martes pennanti, family Mustelidae) found in northern forests of North America.

The fisher is related to weasels and is similarly shaped. It has a bushy tail, tapered muzzle and low, rounded ears. Adults are usually 20-25 in. (50-63 cm) long, excluding the 13-17-in. (33-43-cm) tail, and weigh 3-15 lb (1.4-6.8 kg). Fishers hunt on the ground and in trees, attacking various rodents and Other animals; they also eat fruits and sometimes nuts. It has been trapped for its valuable brownish black fur.