Angler
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Angler may refer to:
- A fisherman who uses the fishing technique of anglingAnglingAngling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" . The hook is usually attached to a fishing line and the line is often attached to a fishing rod. Fishing rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. The hook itself...
- Angler (video game)
- The angler, Lophius piscatoriusLophius piscatoriusThe angler, also sometimes called fishing-frog, frog-fish or sea-devil, Lophius piscatorius, is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea...
, a monkfish - More generally, any anglerfishAnglerfishAnglerfishes are members of the teleost order Lophiiformes . They are bony fishes named for their characteristic mode of predation, wherein a fleshy growth from the fish's head acts as a lure; this is considered analogous to angling.Some anglerfishes are pelagic , while others are benthic...
in the order Lophiiformes - Angler (comics)Angler (comics)Angler is a fictional character appearing in specific Marvel Comics titles, a supervillain and enemy of Quasar and the Human Torch.Angler appears as a green and pink, misshapen geometric figure made up of complex designings of fitted angles representing a being of irregular physics.-Publication...
, a Marvel Comics supervillain - Angler: The Cheney Vice PresidencyAngler: The Cheney Vice PresidencyAngler: The Cheney Vice Presidency is a book by Washington Post investigative reporter Barton Gellman, published in 2008. Presenting information in a narrative fashion, Gellman asserts that United States Vice President Dick Cheney misled Republican leaders about the threat of Iraq before the...
, a book written by Barton Gellman in 2008 about Vice President Dick Cheney, whose Secret Service codename was "Angler".