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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 an·gler /ˈæŋglɚ/
 釣魚者;琵琶魚

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 An·gler n.
 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.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 angler
      n 1: a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
      2: a fisherman who uses a hook and line [syn: troller]
      3: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached
         for luring prey [syn: goosefish, anglerfish, angler
         fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius
         Americanus]