fishwife
fishwife · fishwives
A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voiceA vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
Meaning
4 senses(derogatory)A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
(Geordie, derogatory)A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
(slang)The wife of a homosexual man.
(archaic)A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
Fischhändlerin, Fischverkäuferin
a female who sells fish
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
a woman who sells or works with fish:
Origin
From Middle English fysshewyfe; equivalent to fish + wife (“(obsolete) woman”) (see also mFrom Middle English fysshewyfe; equivalent to fish + wife (“(obsolete) woman”) (see also midwife).
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Forms
plural: fishwivesSynonyms
4 synonymswoman who sells fish:fishmongeressfishwomanpiscatrix
nagging woman:shrew
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfishwifely