- ANGLER
- a fish with a broad, big-mouthed head and a tapering body, both covered with appendages having glittering tips, by which, as it burrows in the sand, it allures other fishes into its maw.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
ANGLER
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Angler — Angler … Deutsch Wörterbuch
angler — ⇒ANGLER, verbe trans. Former en angle. Rem. Attesté ds la plupart des dict. gén. du XIXe et du XXe siècle. PRONONC. Dernière transcription ds DG : an glé. ÉTYMOL. ET HIST. 1. A. fr. s angler « se retirer, se cacher dans un coin » (Mirac. Mss… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Angler — bezeichnet: eine Person, die den Angelsport betreibt den Tonassistenten beim Film, da er die Tonangel bedient Angler Rind, eine alte Hausrinderrasse Siehe auch: Wiktionary: Angler – Bedeutungserklärungen, Wortherkunft, Synonyme,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Angler — may refer to:* A fisherman who angles with rod. * The angler, Lophius piscatorius , a goosefish. * More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes. * A person who puts a hook on the end of a stick or pole with the intention of opening a… … Wikipedia
Angler — An gler, n. 1. One who angles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Angler — Angler, Fisch, s. Seeteufel … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
angler — (n.) fisher with a hook and line, mid 15c. (c.1300 as a surname); agent noun from ANGLE (Cf. angle) (v.1) … Etymology dictionary
angler — une personne, la serrer à l estroit, Cogere in angustum … Thresor de la langue françoyse
angler — [aŋ′glər] n. [< ANGLE2] 1. a fisherman who uses hook and line 2. a person who schemes and uses tricks to get something 3. any of an order (Lophiiformes) of bony fishes that feed on other fish, attracting them by means of a movable lure that… … English World dictionary
Angler — 1. Ein Angler muss recht wissen, wenn er ziehen soll. 2. Ein schlafender Angler fängt keine Fische. Holl.: Zoo de hengelaar slaapt, zal hij het vischje niet verrassen. (Harrebomée, I, 305.) 3. Mancher Angler geht nach Fischen aus und kommt leer… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
angler — noun a) A person who fishes with a hook and line. A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season. b) An angler fish. The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head. Syn … Wiktionary
