different between dangler vs tangler

English

From dangle +? -er.

dangler (plural danglers)

(now rare, archaic) One who dangles about others, especially after women.
- 1770, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin 2001, 10 January:
  ‘You see,’ she cried, ‘what a Herd of Danglers flutter around you […].’
- 1783, Samuel Hoole, Aurelia; Or, the Contest
  Such once was I, a dangler to the fair; / Still, as a glass, I praise their dress, their air […]
(informal) A large earring that hangs down.
- 1985, Susi Rogol, Create a Look with Jewelry (page 22)
  Long hair piled high on top of the head or cut to a short, curvy crop, needs the balance provided by large, dramatic earrings. Those with tresses frizzed into Pre-Raphaelite waves will like the look of huge hoops or ethnic danglers in wood […]

tangle +? -er

tangler (plural tanglers)

One who tangles.
(usually in the plural) A strip of onion fried in batter, like an onion ring, but with a twisty shape.
(Ireland, historical) A paid middleman at a fair or market.

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