angler

See also: Angler

Englisch

An angler fishing off a pier

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/

Etymology

angle +‎ -er

Nomen

angler (plural anglers)

1. A person who fishes with a hook and line.

   A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.

2. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

   The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.

3. Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.

   Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.

4. (archaic, UK, cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

Synonyms

• (person who fishes with hook and line): fisher, fisherman
• (angler fish): anglerfish, frogfish
• (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive): conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler
• (thief): hooker, nuthook

Related terms

• angling

Translations

person who fishes with a hook and line

• Bulgarian: въдичар (vǎdičar)
• Finnish: onkija (fi), uistelija (fi)
• French: pêcheur à la ligne m
• Georgian: მეთევზე (metevze)
• German: Angler (de) m, Anglerin f
• Greek: ψαράς με καλάμι m (psarás me kalámi)
• Hungarian: horgász (hu)
• Italian: cannista (it) m
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• Korean: 낚시꾼 (ko) (naksikkun)
• Maori: kaihī
• Polish: wędkarz (pl) m
• Portuguese: pescador esportivo m
• Russian: уди́льщик (ru) m (udílʹščik), рыба́к (ru) m (rybák), рыболо́в (ru) m (rybolóv)
• Spanish: pescador (es) m, pescadora (es) f

angler fish

• Bulgarian: морски дявол (morski djavol)
• Catalan: rap (ca)
• Finnish: krotti
• Greek: πεσκανδρίτσα (el) f (peskandrítsa)
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• Italian: rana pescatrice f
• Norwegian: breiflabb (no) m
• Russian: уди́льщик (ru) m (udílʹščik), морско́й чёрт m (morskój čort)

person who schemes

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• Spanish: ulteriorator m, ulterioratriz f

petty thief

• Bulgarian: джебчия (džebčija)
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References

• “angler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg [1]
• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “angler”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 39.
• John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “angler”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, pages 54–55.

Anagrams

• erlang, Langer, langer, largen, regnal