fishwife

• Nom désignant une femme qui vend du poisson, souvent utilisé dans un contexte historique ou comme terme péjoratif pour une femme grossière et criarde.

A noun referring to a woman who sells fish, often used historically.

1. Fish sellerB2formalbritish

   A woman who sells fish, typically in a market.

   Poissonnière

   • The fishwife called out her prices to passersby.
   • In the old port, a fishwife arranged her catch on ice.
   • The market was full of fishwives and merchants.

   Synonymesfishmonger

2. Loud or vulgar womanC1informalbritish

   A woman who is loud, coarse, or abusive in speech.

   femme criarde et vulgaire

   • She screamed like a fishwife when she lost her keys.
   • The argument turned into a fishwife shouting match.
   • He called her a fishwife after her rude outburst.

   Synonymesbattle-axharridanscoldshrewtermagantvirago