anglernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæŋ.ɡlər/us/ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/a person whose hobby is trying to catch fish with a rod and line
See also
angling
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hunting & fishing
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- bite
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- hunted
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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Examples from literature
- The trout were large and fair of flesh, and in proper weather they rose pretty freely, and could be taken by an angler wading from the shore.
- The walls toward the sea were covered with companies of idle anglers, fishing with cane rods of enormous length.
- There is a well-known inn by the bridge, the resort of many anglers.
- This fish has taken its place among anglers as one of the game fishes of the California coast, and affords fine sport.
- We were told of this pool on our return to Quebec, and that other anglers had a similar experience there.