angler

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noun

Plural noun:

anglers

1.
A person who fishes with a hook and line.
A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
2.
An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
3.
Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
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.
4.
(UK, archaic)(archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

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