different between angler vs fishman

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ?.?l?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ?.?l?/

Noun

angler (plural anglers)

1. A person who fishes with a hook and line.

   A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.

2. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

   The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.

3. 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.

4. (archaic, Britain, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

Synonyms

• (person who fishes with hook and line): fisher, fisherman
• (angler fish): anglerfish, frogfish
• (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive): conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler
• (thief): hooker, nuthook

Related terms

• angling

Translations

References

• angler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg [2]
• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) , “angler”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, page 39
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues?^[3], volume 1, pages 54–55

Anagrams

• Langer, Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, erlang, gen'ral, langer, largen, rangle, regnal

French

Etymology

From angle +? -er.

Verb

angler

1. to angle

Conjugation

English

Etymology

From fish +? -man.

Noun

fishman (plural fishmen)

1. A man who sells fish.

Hypernyms

• fishmonger, (formal, rare) ichthyopolist

Coordinate terms

• (female): fishmongeress (fishmongress), fishwife, fishwoman, piscatrix (historical)

Related terms

• Fishman

Translations

References

• “fishman”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year):

  1 : one who cleans fish in preparation for cooking / 2 : one who sells fish and other seafood […] Middle English, from FISH entry 1 + man

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