/ Dictionary / Index F fishwife: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fish•wife Pronunciation: (fish'wīf"), [key] — pl. -wives. a woman who sells fish. a coarse-mannered, vulgar-tongued woman. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: fishwife (Thesaurus) fish wheel fishworm Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language