📖 Definitions of "Angler"
noun
- 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
(thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
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