[Lexicog] Derogatory (?) endings

[Margaret Marks]

I was referring to the Biblical word 'fishers' - I will make you fishers of 
men. Nick seemed to imply the choice was between fishermen and 
*fisherwomen...

Actually, I had never heard the German. Menschenfischer sounds like some 
kind of bird to me.

Margaret

On 9/2/05, Fritz Goerling <Fritz_Goerling at sil.org> wrote:
> 
> I beg your pardon, Margaret,
>  " And I will make you fisherpersons of persons" 
>  We don't have that problem in German, as you know.
> Menschenfischer does it!
>
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