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Noun
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- A person who fishes with a hook and line.
#:A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
- An angler fish.
#:The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
- Someone who tries to work an angle|works 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.
- slang|1811 Pilferers or petty thief|thieves, who, with a stick having a hook at the end, 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
Related terms
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References
R:Webster 1913
1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg 1
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