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Angler vs. Hooker — What's the Difference?

Angler vs. Hooker — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Angler and Hooker

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Angler

A person who fishes with a rod and line
A carp angler

Hooker

A single-masted fishing smack used off the coast of Ireland.

Angler

One who fishes with a hook.

Hooker

An old worn-out or clumsy ship.

Angler

A scheming person.
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Hooker

One that hooks.

Angler

An anglerfish.

Hooker

(Slang) A prostitute.

Angler

A person who fishes with a hook and line.
A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.

Hooker

A drink of undiluted hard liquor
A hooker of whiskey.

Angler

An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.

Hooker

One who, or that which, hooks.

Angler

Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.

Hooker

A small fishing boat.

Angler

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

Hooker

Any antiquated craft.

Angler

One who angles.

Hooker

(rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.

Angler

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.

Hooker

(cricket) A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.

Angler

A scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage

Hooker

A crocheter.

Angler

A fisherman who uses a hook and line

Hooker

Synonym of hook

Angler

Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

Hooker

A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.

Hooker

A prostitute.

Hooker

An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.

Hooker

One who, or that which, hooks.

Hooker

A Dutch vessel with two masts.

Hooker

United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)

Hooker

English theologian (1554-1600)

Hooker

A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

Hooker

A golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)

Hooker

(rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot

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