ANGLER

goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus

(noun) fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

angler, troller

(noun) a fisherman who uses a hook and line

angler

(noun) a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

angler (plural anglers)

A person who fishes with a hook and line.

An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.

(archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

Synonyms

• (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

Anagrams

• Langer, Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, erlang, gen'ral, langer, largen, rangle, regnal

Source: Wiktionary

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An"gler, n.

1. One who angles.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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