Angler

//ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who fishes with a hook and line.

    "A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season."

  2. 2
    fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey wordnet
  3. 3
    An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

    "The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head."

  4. 4
    a fisherman who uses a hook and line wordnet
  5. 5
    Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.

    "Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year."

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  1. 6
    a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage wordnet
  2. 7
    A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc. UK, archaic

    "They are sure to be clyd in the night by the angler, or hooker, or such like pilferers that liue upon the spoyle of other poore people."

Synonyms

All synonyms
anglerfishallmouthangler fishanglerfishconniverconniver

Example

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"The angler felt a strong tug on the line."

Etymology

From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle + -er.

Related phrases

Anglers Reachangler fishlophius piscatoriuswork angle

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