angler
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
angler (plural anglers)
- A person who fishes with a hook and line.
- A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
- An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
- The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
- 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.
- (archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
- (person who fishes with hook and line) fisher, fisherman
- (angler fish) anglerfish, frogfish
- (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive) conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler
- (thief) hooker, nuthook
- French: pêcheur à la ligne
- German: Angler, Anglerin
- Italian: cannista
- Portuguese: pescador esportivo
- Russian: уди́льщик
- Spanish: pescador, pescadora
- Italian: rana pescatrice
- Russian: уди́льщик
- Spanish: ulteriorator, ulterioratriz
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