angler

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Recent Examples of angler The treasure was found near an angler’s summer house in the Stockholm area, but the exact location is being kept secret for security reasons. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025 Free live bait — sardines — and available tackle put real deep-sea fishing within reach of the average angler. Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 Entry fee is $175 per angler with a $25 late fee for those entering on tournament morning. Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025 An angler in Central America recently caught a rare orange shark while fishing in Costa Rica. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for angler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angler
Noun
  • Thompson plays a widowed fisherwoman who travels alone through snowbound northern Minnesota and interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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
  • The fishing grounds here are full of cod and dozens of trawlers dot the horizon.
    David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This deep-sea predator, characterized by its large eyes and tiny teeth, was found during bycatch surveys with shrimp trawlers.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Born to a seamstress and a fisherman, Cristóbal Balenciaga got his humble start in Getaria and then moved to San Sebastián before becoming a renowned fashion designer.
    Michelle Arellano Martin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Permits were even required for Gazan fisherfolk to use the sea.
    Literary Hub August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Angler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angler. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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