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What is an angler?

What is an angler? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A person who fishes with a hook and line.
  2. An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
  3. Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
  4. (archaic, Britain, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
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These boulders on a path near a York beauty spot have landed village leaders in a legal quandary following complaints from a disabled angler.
I'm sure any zoning plan will be a small sacrifice for the recreational angler to make for the future sustainability of our fish stocks.
I went for another half an hour before hooking my third rainbow making me the only angler to land three fish.
Most are small, less than three or four feet, but occasionally a pier or jetty angler soaking a big bait hooks a fish with real shoulders.
Bluewater big-game fishing for marlin and other billfish is not only a challenge for the angler, but also for the boat captain and crew.
If at all possible I would urge a newcomer to pike fishing to ask an experienced angler if they could tag along for a session or two.

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