Definitions for angler
ˈæŋ gləran·gler

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anglernoun

   a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage

2. angler, trollernoun

   a fisherman who uses a hook and line

3. goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanusnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anglernoun

   A person who fishes with a hook and line.

   A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.

2. anglernoun

   An angler fish.

   The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.

3. anglernoun

   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.

4. anglernoun

   Pilferers or petty thieves, who, with a stick having a hook at the end, steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anglernoun

   He that fishes with an angle.

   Etymology: from angle.

   He, like a patient angler, ere he strook,
   Would let them play a while upon the hook. Dryden.

   Neither do birds alone, but many sorts of fishes, feed upon insects; as is well known to anglers, who bait their hooks with them. John Ray, on the Creation.

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1. angler

   An angler is a person who fishes with a rod and line, typically as a leisure activity. This term can also refer to a fish, also known as anglerfish, that has a long dorsal fin spine luring prey to its mouth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Anglernoun

   one who angles

2. Anglernoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Angler

   Angler is a British computer game that was published in 1983 by Virgin Games for the ZX Spectrum home computer.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. angler

   A fisherman, or one who angles for recreation rather than profit. Also a species of Lophius or toad-fish; from its ugliness and habits called also the sea-devil. It throws out feelers by which small fry are enticed within its power.

Matched Categories

1. • Fisherman
   • Schemer

Anagrams for angler »

1. erlang

2. Langer

3. langer

4. largen

5. regnal

6. arleng

7. garnel

8. rangle

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of angler in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of angler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of angler in a Sentence

1. Jerome K. Jerome:

   Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without blushing; but this is a mistake. Mere bald fabrication is useless; the veriest tyro can manage that. It is in the circumstantial detail, the embellishing touches of probability, the general air of scrupulous -- almost of pedantic -- veracity, that the experienced angler is seen.

2. Aaron Yeager:

   Think how cool it would be if another angler hooks that fish in the fall and sets a new state record.

3. Captain Bubba Simmons:

   E.J. is an awesome angler, he won two divisions up in Virginia Beach with us and it’s just an unbelievable feeling to be able to back into here with a fish.

4. Robert Field:

   Marlin are notorious for fighting so hard and for so long that they die of exhaustion. It’s quite common, even when the angler intends to release the fish unharmed.

5. Matt Thomas:

   Thanks to the quick report by an angler, our staff was able to investigate and confirm the presence of this species in this water body, we are now taking steps to determine if they have spread from this water body and, hopefully, keep it from spreading to other Georgia waters.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=angler
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Angler
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=angler
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angler
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=angler
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Angler
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=angler