A fisherman, or one who angles for recreation rather than profit. Also a species of Lophius or toad-fish; from its ugliness and habits called also the sea-devil. It throws out feelers by which small fry are enticed within its power.
·noun One who angles. II. Angler ·noun A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having ...
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