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A person who fishes with a hook and line. / An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius. / Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.

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angler

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Source Word

angler

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/

Noun

UK archaic

A person who fishes with a hook and line. / An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius. / Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.

Japanese Meaning

釣りをする人、釣り人 / アンガラフィッシュ、アンガラ魚（魚の一種） / 策略や陰謀を企む人、狙いを定める人

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The angler waited quietly at dawn, hoping to catch a good fish.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

釣り人は夜明けに静かに待ち、良い魚を釣ることを期待していた。

Sense（1）

A person who fishes with a hook and line.

A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.

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Sense（2）

An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.

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Sense（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.

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Sense（4）

(archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

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anglers

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