angler

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Synonyms: anger, angle, angled, mangler, antler, dangler, jangler, agler, gangler, angles, wangler

Antonyms: anger, angle, angled, mangler, antler, dangler, jangler, agler, gangler, angles, wangler

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Noun

1. A person who [[fish]]es with a [[hook]] and [[line]].
2. An [[anglerfish]], {{taxfmt|Lophius piscatorius|species}}.
3. Someone who tries to [[work an angle]]; a person who [[scheme]]s or has an [[ulterior]] [[motive]].
4. {{lb|en|archaic|UK|thieves' cant}} A [[thief]] who uses a [[hook]]ed [[stick]] to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

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