Angler

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Angler \An"gler\, n.
     1. One who angles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) 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 fishes within reach. Called also
        {fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},
        {allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]