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Angler vs Fishman - What's the difference?

angler | fishman |

As a noun angler

is angler.

As a proper noun fishman is

.

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]

    Anagrams

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    fishman

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)