English noun: angler |
1. | angler (person) a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plotter, schemer |
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2. | angler (person) a fisherman who uses a hook and line |
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| Synonyms | troller |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fisher, fisherman |
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3. | angler (animal) fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey |
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| Synonyms | allmouth, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish |
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| Broader (hypernym) | acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish |
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| Part holonym | monkfish |
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| Member meronym | family Lophiidae, Lophiidae |
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