angler
/ˈaŋɡlə
/noun
1A person who fishes with a rod and line: a carp angler...
- Some days were more kind, however, and anglers caught fish on wet fly and dapping.
- They do catch some good fish but so do anglers float fishing in close with big baits.
- The angler can fish the planer, and the following bait, as far out from the bank as he wishes.
Synonyms
fisherman
informal rod
archaic fisher
rare piscator
1.1 short for anglerfish.
