fishwife

English

Etymology

fish +‎ wife (“now-obsolete meaning woman”). (see also midwife)

Noun

fishwife (plural fishwives)

1. (archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
2. (derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
3. (Geordie, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.

Synonyms

• (nagging woman): See Thesaurus:shrew

Translations

a woman who sells or works with fish

• Aromanian: piscãroanji f
• Danish: fiskerkone c
• Dutch: visvrouw
• French: poissarde (fr) f, poissonnière (fr) f
• German: Fischhändlerin (de) f, Fischverkäuferin (de) f
• Manx: caillagh eeast f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian: fiskerkone m or f
• Portuguese: peixeira (pt) f
• Romanian: pescăreasă (ro) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cailleach-èisg, ban-iasgair
• Spanish: pescadera (es) f
• Volapük: fitajitedan

a vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice

• Dutch: viswijf (nl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: poissarde (fr) f (cf. langage de poissarde)

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Scots

Etymology

fish +‎ wife

Noun

fishwife (plural fishwifes)

1. fishwife
2. (derogatory) woman of coarse behaviour, temperament and vocabulary