An angler is someone who catches fish as a sport or a hobby, almost always with a rod and a line, not with a net. The word sits on the fun side of fishing: a person who sells the catch is usually a fisherman or fisher, not an angler.

An angler is someone who catches fish as a sport or a hobbyAngler是把釣魚當運動或嗜好的人 almost always with a rod and a line, not with a net幾乎都是用釣竿和釣線，不是用網子。 The word sits on the fun side of fishing這個字偏向釣魚好玩的那一面 a person who sells the catch is usually a fisherman or fisher, not an angler靠捕魚賣錢的人通常叫fisherman或fisher，不叫angler。

You will meet it on club signs, in British newspapers, and in quiet morning talk by a river. It sounds a little more polite and old-fashioned than 'someone who goes fishing', but it is not fancy.

You will meet it on club signs, in British newspapers你會在釣魚社團的招牌、英國報紙上看到這個字 and in quiet morning talk by a river也會在河邊安靜的晨間閒聊裡聽到。 It sounds a little more polite and old-fashioned than 'someone who goes fishing'這個字聽起來比'去釣魚的人'稍微有禮貌、老派一點 but it is not fancy但也不算多花俏。

Do not mix it with the school word angle (a corner), and do not mix it with the anglerfish — that fish is named because it hunts as if it were fishing, but this entry is the person.

Do not mix it with the school word angle (a corner)不要跟數學課的angle（角度）搞混 and do not mix it with the anglerfish也不要跟anglerfish（鮟鱇魚）搞混 that fish is named because it hunts as if it were fishing那種魚是因為狩獵方式很像在釣魚才這樣命名 but this entry is the person但這個詞條講的是人。