angler
See also: Angler
Englisch
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Fishing_off_pier.jpg/220px-Fishing_off_pier.jpg)
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Nomen
angler (plural anglers)
- A person who fishes with a hook and line.
- A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
- An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
- The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
- 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.
- (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
Translations
person who fishes with a hook and line
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angler fish
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person who schemes
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petty thief
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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.