Synonyms for angler
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Schemer — someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive
4. Hooker — A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who fishes with a hook and line.
A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
- n. 2
Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.
- n. 3
A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
- n. 4
An anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.
The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
Related words
- Word family
- angling
- Phrases
- angler fish
Forms
- Plural
- anglers → monkfishes, lottes, goosefishes, allmouths…
Example sentences
- grifter Oli London is a completely empty, soulless grifter.
- schemer Within the settlement, Tom was known as a professional schemer.
By length
- 5 letters
- lotte1
- 6 letters
- fisher2, hooker2
- 7 letters
- grifter, schemer2, troller, nuthook
- 8 letters
- swindler3, monkfish, conniver, allmouth
- 9 letters
- fisherman3, goosefish2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fisher2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- baudroie commune