angler

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Recent Examples of angler In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Major League Fishing confirmed that tournament angler Flint Davis was one of the boaters involved in the crash, but did not specify his role in the incident. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025 An angler may have broken a world record after reeling in a massive prehistoric-looking fish. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Also, anglers using live-imaging sonar caught 1.6 crappie per angler per hour compared to one crappie per hour per angler that did not use live-imaging technology. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025 At the 2021 national peak, anglers represented 9.7% of the total population. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for angler
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Noun
  • For years, the fisherwoman has lived in the heart of this national park, located on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca.
    Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Also a longtime fly fisherman, Derrick Hicks was about to leave the river after a slow day near the bridge.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • In 2016, six Cambodian crew members died from beriberi, a preventable disease, onboard a Thai fishmeal trawler.
    Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The attackers traveled to Mumbai by boat from the Pakistani port city of Karachi, hijacking a fishing trawler and killing its five crew members along the way.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • John Mallette, a seasoned fisherman and co-owner of Southern Breeze Seafood, is dedicated to promoting local seafood and educating people about its origins.
    Allison Ballard, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • The monkey obsession borders on fetishistic—from urinating primate fountains to papier-mâché busts—as well as Instagram bait like inverted (and seemingly suspended) non-la hat dining platforms and Long Bar's namesake 164-foot counter flanked by fisherman basket chairs.
    Paul Jebara, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Angler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angler. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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