angler (n.)

  1. a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage

  2. a fisherman who uses a hook and line

    [ Syn: troller ]

  3. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

    [ Syn: goosefish , anglerfish , angler fish , monkfish , lotte , allmouth , lophius americanus ]

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