Piscator
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fisherman; an angler. archaic, formal
"...this was Lady Allerton, no longer the artful Miss Aubrey, who drew away poor Mary Granard's lover, but the imperious wife, who had long since taught her cautious, suspicious husband that he had been angled for by a skilful piscator, and secured by tackle the law alone could break."
Example
More examples"...this was Lady Allerton, no longer the artful Miss Aubrey, who drew away poor Mary Granard's lover, but the imperious wife, who had long since taught her cautious, suspicious husband that he had been angled for by a skilful piscator, and secured by tackle the law alone could break."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin piscātor.
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