# angler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #35,184

## Definitions
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. A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **ankle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-ankle)
- **anglo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-anglo)
- **auger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-auger)
- **answer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-answer)
- **Anglia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-anglia)
- **antler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-antler)
- **angular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-angular)
- **Ange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-angler)
- **angel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angel-vs-angler)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anger-vs-angler)
- **angle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angle-vs-angler)
- **Adler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adler-vs-angler)
- **Angie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angie-vs-angler)
- **Alger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-angler)
- **angled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angled-vs-angler)
- **Angers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angers-vs-angler)
- **Angkor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angkor-vs-angler)
- **Angeles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angeles-vs-angler)

## Common misspellings (9)
`agnler`, `angelr`, `anggler`, `anglerr`, `angller`, `anglre`, `anlger`, `anngler`, `nagler`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/angler