Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angler

/ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: an-gler
IPA: /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who fishes with a hook and line.

noun

An anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius.

noun

Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.

noun

A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

British usage; Archaic

Example Sentences

"A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season."
"The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head."
"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."
"They are sure to be clyd in the night by the angler, or hooker, or such like pilferers that liue upon the spoyle of other poore people."
"Rogue or rascal, frater, maunderer, / Irish Toyle, or other wanderer; / No dimber damber, angler, dancer, / Prig of cackler, prig of prancer"

Etymology

From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: angler
Suffix: angle

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/
British English: /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/

Usage

British usage
Archaic

Inflected Forms

anglers (plural)

Derived Forms

anglerette nonangler

Phrases

Anglers Reach

Frequently Paired Words

angling

Synonyms

fisher fisherman fishing frog frogfish monkfish sea devil sea frog conniver grifter schemer swindler hooker

Rhymes With

strangler wangler dangler

Questions

How do you pronounce angler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/.
What does angler mean?: A person who fishes with a hook and line.
Where does angler come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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