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Webster 1913 Edition
Angler
An′gler
,Noun.
1.
One who angles.
2.
(Zool.)
A fish (
Lophius piscatorius
), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog
, frogfish
, toadfish
, goosefish
, allmouth
, monkfish
, etc. Webster 1828 Edition
Angler
AN'GLER
,Noun.