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1. (n.) angler
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
2. angler
a person who tries to get something through scheming.
3. angler
any of various large-mouthed marine fishes of the family Lophiidae, having a wormlike lure dangling from the head for attracting prey.
Etymology: (1645–55)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) angler
a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
2. (noun) angler, troller
a fisherman who uses a hook and line
3. (noun) goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) angler
one who angles
2. (noun) angler
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. angler
a fish with a broad, big-mouthed head and a tapering body, both covered with appendages having glittering tips, by which, as it burrows in the sand, it allures other fishes into its maw.
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Sense: a person who fishes with a rod and line.
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 Afrikaans: hengelaar |
 Arabic: صائِد السَّمَك بِالصِّنَّ |
 Bulgarian: рибар |
 Brazilian: pescador |
 Czech: rybář (lovící na udici) |
 German: der/die Angler(in) |
 Danish: sportsfisker |
 Greek: ψαράς |
 Spanish: pescador (de caña) |
 Estonian: õngitseja |
 Farsi: ماهیگیر |
 Finnish: onkija |
 French: pêcheur/-euse (à la ligne |
 Hebrew: דָיָיג בְּחַכּה |
 Hindi: कांटे से मछली पकड़ने वाला |
 Croatian: ribič |
 Hungarian: horgász |
 Indonesian: pengail |
 Icelandic: stangveiðimaður |
 Italian: pescatore con la lenza |
 Japanese: 魚を釣る人 |
 Korean: 낚시꾼 |
 Lithuanian: meškeriotojas |
 Latvian: makšķernieks |
 Malay: penangkap ikan |
 Dutch: hengelaar |
 Norwegian: sportsfisker |
 Polish: wędkarz |
 Persian: ماهیگیر |
 Pashto: ماهی ګیر |
 Portuguese: pescador |
 Romanian: pescar (cu undiţa) |
 Russian: рыболов |
 Slovak: rybár (s udicou) |
 Slovenian: ribič (ki lovi na trnek) |
 Serbian: pecaroš |
 Swedish: metare, sportfiskare |
 Thai: นักตกปลา |
 Turkish: olta balıkçısı |
 Taiwanese: 釣魚者 |
 Ukrainian: рибак |
 Urdu: مچھلی پکڑنے والا |
 Vietnamese: người câu cá |
 Chinese: 钓鱼者 |
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