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angler

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Definition of angler

as in troller

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Recent Examples of angler The 2022 state record was also caught off Hatteras, by an angler from New Jersey, according to Sport Fishing magazine. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for angler

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Wicker stars the Academy Award–winning Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who asks the village weaver (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Olivia Colman is a smelly medieval fisherwoman who marries—checks notes—a basket?

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026

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Campbell can currently be seen in Netflix’s Below, playing the troubled Newfoundland expat Jay Penney, one of fisherman Calvin Penney’s (Josh Hartnett) three kids.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
The Hero With a Tragic Backstory Below stars Josh Hartnett as Calvin Penney, a fisherman fallen on hard times who now retrieves chunks of floating Arctic ice to be used in making vodka and reluctantly AirBnBs his home to tourists.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fisherman

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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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