angler

an·gler

A0302700 (ăng′glər)n.1. One who fishes with a hook.2. A scheming person.3. An anglerfish.

angler

(ˈæŋɡlə) n1. (Angling) a person who fishes with a rod and line2. informal a person who schemes or uses devious methods to secure an advantage3. (Animals) Also called: anglerfish any spiny-finned fish of the order Pediculati (or Lophiiformes). They live at the bottom of the sea and typically have a long spiny movable dorsal fin with which they lure their prey

an•gler

(ˈæŋ glər)

n. 1. a person who fishes with a hook and line. 2. a person who tries to get something through scheming. 3. any of various large-mouthed marine fishes of the family Lophiidae, having a wormlike lure dangling from the head for attracting prey. [1545–55]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	angler - a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantageplotter, schemer - a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
	2.	angler - a fisherman who uses a hook and linetrollerfisher, fisherman - someone whose occupation is catching fish
	3.	angler - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring preyallmouth, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfishfamily Lophiidae, Lophiidae - large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglersacanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible raysmonkfish - flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America

angler

noun fisherman, fisher, piscator or piscatrix a thinking angler with tremendous ability

Translations

垂钓者钓鱼者

angle²

(ˈӕŋgl) verb to use a rod and line to try to catch fish. angling for trout. 釣魚 钓鱼ˈangler noun a person who fishes with a rod and line. 釣魚者 钓鱼者ˈangling noun 釣魚術 钓鱼术

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