angler

pronunciation

How to pronounce angler in British English: UK [ˈæŋglə(r)]word uk audio image

How to pronounce angler in American English: US [ˈæŋɡlɚ] word us audio image

  • 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 .

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