angler

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Recent Examples of angler The find stemmed from a July tip from anglers who spotted jumping fish at the Dells Dam on the lower Chippewa River in Eau Claire, according to a DNR news release. Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024 Still, it was followed up with a campaign engagement and came on the heels of a recent campaign announcement revealing a new voting coalition of hunters, anglers, and gun owners. Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2024 Hikers, campers, anglers, and hunters are also welcome to explore these newly accessible lands. Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024 In addition to being limited to a single fly, every angler would have to use a bamboo rod. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for angler 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angler
Noun
  • The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Hot Water Music was co-founded by guitarist and singer, Chuck Ragan, who is also a passionate fly fisherman.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Because in a town like Victor, every fly fisherman is a junkie, every tier a supplier, and word gets around about who has the best dope.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • On Wednesday, trawlers dragged nets to collect the fish that were then dumped in the back of trucks.
    Fox News, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
  • There were eight Russian fishing trawlers docked outside, housing at least six hundred Russian sailors.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Rivera’s now held without bail after being charged with stabbing a construction worker to death in Chelsea before killing a fisherman near the East River and a woman sitting on a park bench near the United Nations, all within a few hours.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • It’s long been a source of danger to fisherman and an object of fascination for artists, as Monika Szuba explains in her 2019 book on contemporary Scottish poetry.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024

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“Angler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angler. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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