angler

IPA: ˈæŋgɫɝ

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

Examples of "angler" in Sentences

The angler is sponsored by Deps Lure company in Japan.
This trout angler is soaking up some peace and quiet in Wisconsin's "Driftless Area"
Another thing that can be given to this angler is the suggestion of using a Quick Fire type reel like a Spirex.
Without question, one of the fondest dreams of any hunter or angler is a four-wheel-drive truck devoted exclusively to hunting and fishing.
However, the smart angler is the one who takes note of his/her position relative to the sun when approaching fish in these types of situations.
Meanwhile, what I think as a longtime recreational striper angler is this: (1) Make stripers gamefish coast-wide with no commercial fishing or sale of wild stripers at all.
Then the You-Know-What Hits the Fan: The marlin leaps out of the water — almost as if to see where the angler is — then it suddenly tail-walks straight to the cockpit and knocks Schultz out of the fighting chair with 500 pounds of fury.