Associations to the word «Angler»

Wiktionary

ANGLER, noun. A person who fishes with a hook and line.
ANGLER, noun. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
ANGLER, noun. Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
ANGLER, noun. (1811) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
ANGLER FISH, noun. Alternative spelling of anglerfish
ANGLER FISHES, noun. Plural of angler fish

Dictionary definition

ANGLER, noun. A scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage.
ANGLER, noun. A fisherman who uses a hook and line.
ANGLER, noun. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats