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

On a sunny day in October, angler Jay Lewis was enjoying the peaceful views over the Severn Estuary on Penarth Pier in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.

From BBC

“I want America to disappear,” says angry angler Igor who’s fishing in a nearby pond.

From BBC

Dovedale and its river were immortalised by Izaak Walton in his famous 17th Century fishing book, The Compleat Angler.

From BBC

Another angler confronted Samuel, who was trying to slip away while hiding his catch - only for the fish's head to be seen protruding from the arm of a coat slung over his shoulder.

From BBC

Michigan and Wisconsin, for example, allow an angler to take only one sturgeon per year.

From Seattle Times