angler
(noun)
noun
1. a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
Definition categories: person, plotter, schemer
2. a fisherman who uses a hook and line
Similar word(s): troller
Definition categories: person, fisher, fisherman
3. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Similar word(s): allmouth, anglerfish, goosefish, lotte, monkfish
Definition categories: animal, acanthopterygian
Sentences with angler as a noun:
- A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
- The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
- 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.