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angler

noun

Definition of angler

as in troller

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Recent Examples of angler It’s been a big year for Idaho fishing records, and another angler just landed the biggest of them all. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 Casting for Recovery was started by two women, a professional angler and a reconstructive breast surgeon, who recognized the healing powers of fly fishing. — Madison Sawyer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The next question asked which method the angler used most often. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Variously known as stripers or, in the Chesapeake Bay region, rockfish, striped bass are angler favorites. — Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for angler

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Noun

Olivia Colman is a smelly medieval fisherwoman who marries—checks notes—a basket?

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
Thanks to Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s funny, poignant — and sexy — folk tale, starring Olivia Colman as a village fisherwoman who commissions a fantastical husband, audiences won’t want to forget it.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of fisherwoman

Noun

The Maranello contacted another trawler, the Stradale, on Saturday to report a problem with its fishing gear.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
As the trawler floated around Lake Jesup, the hose sucked in thousands of gallons of the murky beige-and-green water, and siphoned it into a holding tank.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of trawler

Noun

The river that provides a livelihood for fishermen like Carlos is also part of a vast transportation network connecting Argentina's agricultural interior to international markets.

— Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
France About 50 fishermen blockaded a major fuel depot in the coastal southern French town of Fos-sur-Mer on Tuesday, in part to protest rising fuel prices, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fisherman

Noun

Fishermen say increasing competition has spurred a sharp rise in armed conflict, especially between fisherfolk from the Turkana and Dassanech ethnic groups.

— Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Eco effort The on-site organic farm, close relations with local farmers and fisherfolk, and a total ban on single-use plastics can be expected from a resort of this calibre.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

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