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Angler vs Devilfish - What's the difference?

angler | devilfish |

As nouns the difference between angler and devilfish

is that angler is angler while devilfish is any of several unrelated marine animals.

angler

English

(wikipedia angler) (angling) (Lophius piscatorius)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who fishes with a hook and line.
    • A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
  • An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius .
    • The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
  • 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.
  • A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * (person who fishes with hook and line) fisher, fisherman * (angler fish) anglerfish, frogfish * (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive) conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler

    Related terms

    * angling

    References

    * * 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue , available from Project Gutenberg [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5402]

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    devilfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of several unrelated marine animals
  • # manta ray
  • # octopus
  • # gray whale
  • # the goosefish or angler (Lophius ), and other allied fishes
    • (Webster 1913)