angler

English Thesaurus

1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish,
definition	:	a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	monkfish,
definition	:	flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America (noun.food)

member meronym	:	family lophiidae, lophiidae,
definition	:	large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers (noun.animal)

2. a fisherman who uses a hook and line (noun.person)

hypernym	:	fisher, fisherman,
definition	:	someone whose occupation is catching fish (noun.person)

3. a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage (noun.person)

hypernym	:	plotter, schemer,
definition	:	a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action (noun.person)

4. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey (noun.animal)

derivation	:	angle, angle,
definition	:	fish with a hook (verb.competition)

5. a fisherman who uses a hook and line (noun.person)

derivation	:	troll,
definition	:	angle with a hook and line drawn through the water (verb.competition)

6. a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage (noun.person)

derivation	:	angle,
definition	:	move or proceed at an angle (verb.motion)

7. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey (noun.animal)

derivation	:	angle, angle,
definition	:	fish with a hook (verb.competition)

8. a fisherman who uses a hook and line (noun.person)

derivation	:	troll,
definition	:	angle with a hook and line drawn through the water (verb.competition)

9. a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage (noun.person)

derivation	:	angle,
definition	:	move or proceed at an angle (verb.motion)