angler

[ ang-gler ]

noun

1. a person who fishes with a hook and line.
2. a person who gets or tries to get something through scheming.
3. Also called allmouth, anglerfish, goosefish, lotte, monkfish. any large pediculate fish of the family Lophiidae, especially Lophius americanus, found along the Atlantic coast of America, having an immense mouth and a large, depressed head to which is attached a wormlike filament for luring prey.
4. Also called anglerfish. any of various related fishes of the order Lophiiformes.

angler

/ ˈæŋɡlə /

noun

1. a person who fishes with a rod and line
2. informal.
   a person who schemes or uses devious methods to secure an advantage
3. Also calledangler fish any spiny-finned fish of the order Pediculati (or Lophiiformes ). They live at the bottom of the sea and typically have a long spiny movable dorsal fin with which they lure their prey

Word History and Origins

Origin of angler¹

First recorded in 1545–55; angle ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Slough is catch-and-release and anglers’ must use barbless flies.

From Washington Post

There has been a long-fought battle over the proposed mine, with both sport anglers and commercial fishers opposing the project.

From Popular-Science

You can’t practice retrieving such a recent memory for the same reason an angler can’t reel in a trout that’s already lying at their feet — when it’s so close at hand, there’s no meaningful retrieval left to be done.

From Washington Post

Local knowledge is key, since often some of the best edibles along our coasts are largely overlooked by even seasoned anglers.

From Popular-Science

The bounty of the marine and brackish water environment is astounding, with delicious meals made available from foraging a staggering variety of natural items, often ignored by anglers focused on just catching fish.

From Popular-Science

That story can be found on pp. 195-196 of Barton Gellman's to-date definitive study of the Cheney vice presidency, Angler.

From The Daily Beast

Theory may be very good, but practice is much better, and will only make the complete angler.

From Project Gutenberg

Independent of the varied attractions of nature, the early rising angler always has the best Summer sport.

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But Colin had the makings of an angler in him and he was able instinctively to judge the amount of pressure that was needed.

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The water-cow has not lately emerged from Alemoor to attack the casual angler.

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I had a friend once, an angler, who in winter was fond of another sport.

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