fisher folk

collocation in English

meaningsoffolk

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folk
noun
uk
/fəʊk/us
/foʊk/
mainly UK
people, especially those of a particular group ...
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(Definition offolkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffisher folk

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I do not think it is, and, in this regard, there is the greatest danger to the welfare of ourfisherfolk.
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Another point that we must never forget is our loyalty to thefisherfolk.
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This will affect certainfisherfolkwho, of course, follow the fish, and certain other workers.
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This matter is of vital interest to us who represent thesefisherfolk.
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It would have been far wiser for him to have directed the attention of thefisherfolkin his part of the world to other possible markets and fresh outlets.
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Other specimens are occasionally donated by localfisherfolkwho can access deep or offshore habitats.
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His pictorial record of the town, its people, thefisherfolkand eminent visitors, brought him great fame.
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It is sparsely inhabited byfisherfolkalthough it seems to have no natural source of fresh water.
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She leads a lonely life in an island inhabited byfisherfolk.
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It provides livelihood for 3 millionfisherfolk.
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A quiet home for local wildlife, the island is occasionally a stop off for localfisherfolkand tourists.
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Maruvurpakkam was inhabited by thefisherfolk.
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The traditionalfisherfolk, large sections of the working class, many types of white collar workers, a fair number of professionals and even some richer folk live here.
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Burseys family was a little better off than many of his cousins, aunts, and uncles because of their schooner and their family-owned store where thefisherfolktraded.
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