angler

angler
/ang"gleuhr/, n.
1. a person who fishes with a hook and line.
2. a person who gets or tries to get something through scheming.
3. Also called allmouth, anglerfish, goosefish, lotte, monkfish. any large pediculate fish of the family Lophiidae, esp. Lophius americanus, found along the Atlantic coast of America, having an immense mouth and a large, depressed head to which is attached a wormlike filament for luring prey.
4. Also called anglerfish. any of various related fishes of the order Lophiiformes.
[1545-55; ANGLE2 + -ER1]

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  • Angler — Angler …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • Angler — may refer to:* A fisherman who angles with rod. * The angler, Lophius piscatorius , a goosefish. * More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes. * A person who puts a hook on the end of a stick or pole with the intention of opening a… …   Wikipedia

  • Angler — An gler, n. 1. One who angles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Angler — Angler, Fisch, s. Seeteufel …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • angler — (n.) fisher with a hook and line, mid 15c. (c.1300 as a surname); agent noun from ANGLE (Cf. angle) (v.1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • angler — une personne, la serrer à l estroit, Cogere in angustum …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • angler — [aŋ′glər] n. [< ANGLE2] 1. a fisherman who uses hook and line 2. a person who schemes and uses tricks to get something 3. any of an order (Lophiiformes) of bony fishes that feed on other fish, attracting them by means of a movable lure that… …   English World dictionary

  • Angler — 1. Ein Angler muss recht wissen, wenn er ziehen soll. 2. Ein schlafender Angler fängt keine Fische. Holl.: Zoo de hengelaar slaapt, zal hij het vischje niet verrassen. (Harrebomée, I, 305.) 3. Mancher Angler geht nach Fischen aus und kommt leer… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • angler — noun a) A person who fishes with a hook and line. A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season. b) An angler fish. The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head. Syn …   Wiktionary

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