anglerette

English

Etymology

From angler +‎ -ette.

Noun

anglerette (plural anglerettes)

  1. A female angler.
    • 1911 June 25, Eau Claire Sunday Leader, thirty-first year, Eau Claire, Wis., column 1:
      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.
    • 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:
      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.”
    • 2013 December 5, The News-Press, Fort Myers, Fla., page D3:
      Cape Coral anglerette Faith Richards caught her redfish in Estero Bay with Get Hooked Charters Capt. Matt DeAngelis.
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