angler

[ ang-gler ]

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noun

a person who fishes with a hook and line.
a person who gets or tries to get something through scheming.
Also called allmouth, anglerfish, goosefish, lotte, monkfish. any large pediculate fish of the family Lophiidae, especially Lophius americanus, found along the Atlantic coast of America, having an immense mouth and a large, depressed head to which is attached a wormlike filament for luring prey.
Also called anglerfish. any of various related fishes of the order Lophiiformes.

angler

/ ˈæŋɡlə /

a person who fishes with a rod and line
informal.
a person who schemes or uses devious methods to secure an advantage
Also calledangler fish 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

Origin of angler¹

First recorded in 1545–55; angle ² + -er ¹

That story can be found on pp. 195-196 of Barton Gellman's to-date definitive study of the Cheney vice presidency, Angler.

Theory may be very good, but practice is much better, and will only make the complete angler.

Independent of the varied attractions of nature, the early rising angler always has the best Summer sport.

But Colin had the makings of an angler in him and he was able instinctively to judge the amount of pressure that was needed.

The water-cow has not lately emerged from Alemoor to attack the casual angler.

I had a friend once, an angler, who in winter was fond of another sport.

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