angler.
A person who fishes with a hook and line.
Meaning & usage
A person who fishes with a hook and line.
A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
An anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.
The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
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.
A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle + -er.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.