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ANGLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Synonyms:
allmouth; angler; angler fish; anglerfish; goosefish; Lophius Americanus; lotte; monkfish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("angler" is a kind of...):
acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)
Meronyms (parts of "angler"):
monkfish (flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America)
Holonyms ("angler" is a member of...):
family Lophiidae; Lophiidae (large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers)
Derivation:
angle (fish with a hook)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A fisherman who uses a hook and line
Synonyms:
angler; troller
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("angler" is a kind of...):
fisher; fisherman (someone whose occupation is catching fish)
Derivation:
angle (fish with a hook)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("angler" is a kind of...):
plotter; schemer (a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action)
Derivation:
angle (move or proceed at an angle)
