From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Angler \An"gler\, n.
1. One who angles.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and
America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with
the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are
said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also
{fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},
{allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
angler
n 1: a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
2: a fisherman who uses a hook and line [syn: {angler},
{troller}]
3: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached
for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish},
{angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius
Americanus}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Angler /aŋlr/
angler
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