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Word entry · 6 letters

angler

Best crossword clue

"Fishing person"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted aeglnrStarts with AEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2N3G4L5E6R

Definitions

  1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
  • The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
  • 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.

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