angler
pronunciation
How to pronounce angler in British English:
UK [ˈæŋglə(r)]
How to pronounce angler in American English:
US [ˈæŋɡlɚ]
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- Noun:
- a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
- a fisherman who uses a hook and line
- fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Word Origin
- angler (n.)
- "fisher with a hook and line," mid-15c. (c. 1300 as a surname); agent noun from angle (v.1).
Example
- 1. Only the angler still thinks fresh-water fish important .
- 2. Inspection method of frozen angler fish fillet for export .
- 3. Crabs , shrimp , angler fish and bacteria are but few of the many species found even as deep as the mariana trench .
- 4. One can classify them broadly in the same way trout angler s classify flies .
- 5. With the click of a cursor , an angler can differentiate between game and baitfish , calculate their distance from the boat and estimate which bait is best according to the water conditions .