angler
Meanings
Plural: anglers
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
- A person who fishes with a hook and line.
- An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
- Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
- A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle + -er.
Synonyms
allmouth, angler fish, anglerfish, conniver, fisher, fisherman, frogfish, goosefish, grifter, hooker, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish, nuthook, schemer, swindler, troller
Scrabble Score: 7
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