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anglerette

anglerette noun: a female angler.

Noun

anglerette (plural anglerettes)

  1. A female angler.
    • To further clear the atmosphere I wish to acknowledge that this new light on bait-casting was shed by Mrs. William Heddon, whose skill as a bait-caster entitles her to the laurel wreath among the anglerettes.1911 June 25, Eau Claire Sunday Leader, thirty-first year, Eau Claire, Wis., column 1
    • One 5-year-old anglerette, according to CCA’s Karen Ripple, asked her 4-year-old sister, “Did your tummy jump? My tummy jumped when I caught my first fish.”2002 December 1, Keith Walters, “It’s time to worry when your tummy doesn’t jump”, in The Sunday Star, Easton, Md., page 7B, column 1

Forms of anglerette

pluralanglerettes

Origin of anglerette

From angler + -ette.

Questions about anglerette

What does anglerette mean?
Anglerette means a female angler.
What part of speech is anglerette?
Anglerette is a noun.
What is the plural of anglerette?
The plural of anglerette is anglerettes.

Words near anglerette in the dictionary

  1. angler's knots
  2. angler's loop
  3. angler's loops
  4. angler-fish
  5. angler-fishes
  6. anglerette
  7. anglerettes
  8. anglerfish
  9. anglerfishes
  10. anglerod
  11. anglerods

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