Fisher King

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A figure of Arthurian legend, the last in a long line of British kings tasked with guarding the Holy Grail, but rendered impotent by a wound; he is sometimes depicted as spending his time fishing while he awaits a "chosen one" who can heal him.

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

fisher-boat Fisher-Tippett theorem Fisher-Tippett-Gnedenko theorem Fisher-Yates shuffle Fisher's seahorse fisherboy

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