An"gler (?), n. 1. One
who angles.
2. (Zoöl.) 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.