Definition
A person who fishes with a rod, line, and hook, either as a sport or profession.
Etymology
From 'angle' (a hook or fishing line), from Old English 'angul' and related to 'angst' and 'angular'—the connection is the bent shape of a fishing hook.
Kelly Says
The deep-sea anglerfish is named after this fishing word because of its bioluminescent 'lure'—it literally fishes for other fish using a glowing dangly rod, just like human anglers do!
Translations
BNবাংলা
মৎস্য শিকারী
mot-sho-ka-ree
CACatalà
pescador
peh-ska-dor
ESEspañol
pescador
peh-ska-dor
FAفارسی
ماهیگیر
ma-hi-geer
FISuomi
kalastaja
ka-la-sta-ja
FRFrançais
pêcheur
pêcheur
GUGU
માછીમાર
ma-cchi-maar
HAHA
maganin ruwa
ma-ga-nin ru-wa
HIहिन्दी
मछुआरा
ma-chhu-a-ra
HUMagyar
horgász
hor-ga-sz
IDBahasa Indonesia
nelayan
ne-la-yan
IGIG
onye na-eche
oh-nye na-e-che
ITItaliano
pescatore
peh-ska-to-reh
KMKM
អ្នកប្រមាញ់
a-nk pra-ma-nyh
MRMR
मच्छीमार
ma-cchi-maar
MSBahasa Melayu
nelayan
ne-la-yan
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြောင်း
ye-kya-ng
NLNederlands
hengelaar
hen-gelaar
PAPA
ਮੱਛੀ ਮਾਰ
ma-cchi maar
PLPolski
wędkarz
vɛndkarz
PTPortuguês
pescador
peh-ska-dor
RORomână
pescar
peh-ska-r
SVSvenska
fiskare
fi-ska-reh
SWKiswahili
mfisher
m-fi-sher
TAதமிழ்
பிணிகாரர்
pi-ni-ka-rar
TEతెలుగు
పడగలవాడు
pa-da-ga-la-va-du
THไทย
ชาวประมง
cha-ao pra-mong
TLTL
mangingisda
man-gin-gis-da
TRTürkçe
balıkçı
ba-lik-chi
UKУкраїнська
рибалка
ri-ba-lka
URاردو
مچھّی گیر
ma-chhi-ge-er
VITiếng Việt
ngư dân
ngoo-daan
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li