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Anglers - Definition and Overview

A Long Island fisherman cleans his nets
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A Long Island fisherman cleans his nets
A fisherman in central Chile
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A fisherman in central Chile

A fisherman is a person who engages in the activity of fishing. Some fishermen do this as their profession, and may belong to a cooperative, corporation, or union. Other people fish for sport, such as most of anglers (who fish with a hook). Fishing may also be a subsistence activity.

Fairy Tales About Fishermen

The River Fisherman, designed and engraved, in the Sixteenth Century, by J. Amman.
The Pond Fisherman.--Fac-simile of a Woodcut of the "Cosmographie Universelle" of Munster, folio, Basle, 1549.

Example Usage of Anglers

RiverGreen: grayling fishing on the Clyde yesterday - not a touch, but beautiful day! photos to follow - Christmas party at Edin Trout Anglers Club pm
pnwadventures: Bitter cold can’t chill adventurous Anglers: [TheNewsTribune.com] Bone-chilling cold and windy conditions http://bit.ly/8gNU21
AlexBoza: Should I go to Anglers or not ?
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