angler

Meaning

1. A person who fishes with a hook and line.
2. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
3. Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
4. (UK, archaic) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

Synonyms

monkfish

fisherman

anglerfish

goosefish

allmouth

lotte

fisher

🎣

troller

angler fish

sea-devil

Lophius Americanus

schemer

toadfish

plotter

hanging strap

devil-fish

fishing-frog

monk

intriguer

frogfish

fishing frog

frog-fish

Translations

Angler

rape

baudroie

ψαράς

rap

cannista

pêcheur à la ligne

pescador de caña

Lophius piscatorius

Seeteufel

hengelaar

πεσκανδρίτσα

πεσκαντρίτσα

Lophiidae

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: angler

In summary

From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle + -er.