About The Word Angler

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Angler to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Angler definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Angler

Angler Meaning & Definition
Angler Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Angler?

[n] fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
[n] a fisherman who uses a hook and line
[n] a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage

Synonyms | Synonyms for Angler: allmouth | angler fish | anglerfish | goosefish | Lophius Americanus | lotte | monkfish | troller

Related Terms | Find terms related to Angler:

See Also | acanthopterygian | family Lophiidae | fisher | fisherman | Lophiidae | plotter | schemer | spiny-finned fish

Angler In Webster's Dictionary

\An"gler\, n. 1. One who angles. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Caesalpinia gilliesii ‐ a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers;…
  • Minestrone ‐ soup made with a variety of…
  • Shuddering ‐ shaking convulsively or…
  • Synonymously ‐ in a synonymous manner; "the two terms are used…
  • Permeative ‐ spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures…
  • Hdtv ‐ a television system that has more than the usual number of lines…
  • Shopping ‐ searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for…
  • Rattlepated ‐ lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas";…
  • Kamba ‐ a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba…
  • Kv ‐ a unit of potential equal to a…