Meaning & use
anglers
Last updated
“anglers” is a form of “angler”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
nounplural
People who catch fish with a rod, line and hook, usually for sport or pleasure.
Grammar: Plural of angler: the anglers wait; one angler waits.
Patterns
- anglers fishing for something
Anglers lined the riverbank early in the morning.
Local anglers say the lake has been full of trout this year.
Anglers must buy a license before fishing in the stream.
nounpluralbiology
Deep-sea fish with a glowing lure on the head used to attract prey.
Grammar: Plural of angler or anglerfish: anglers live in the dark deep sea.
Anglers hunt in the deep sea by dangling a glowing lure.
Photographers rarely see anglers alive because they live so far down.
The documentary showed anglers luring small fish toward their jaws.
Word forms
| singular | angler |
|---|
Common combinations
- keen anglers
- Keen anglers get up before sunrise to reach the lake.
- anglers' club
- He joined the local anglers' club last spring.
- recreational anglers
- Recreational anglers are asked to release small fish.
- anglers cast
- Anglers cast their lines from the end of the pier.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fishermen
- Fishermen can mean people who fish for a living, while anglers usually fish with a rod for sport.
- fishers
- Fishers is a neutral term for people who fish by any method, whereas anglers implies rod and line.
Word family
Commonly confused: anglers or angles?
anglers vs angles
Angles are shapes made where lines meet, while anglers are people who fish.
Practice
The riverbank was crowded with ___ holding long rods.
Choose one answer.
Anglers are people fishing with rods. Angles are geometric shapes, angels are spiritual beings, and anglicans belong to a church.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “anglers”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.