Home › Words › A › anglerodanglerodanglerod · noun — fishing rod.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyPossibly a calque of German Angelrute or calque of Dutch hengelroede; equivalent to angle (“to fish”) + rod.nounfishing rode.g.“Remission in favor of William Davis, (signed, Thomas Wilson, vicar,) his fault being only for using his angle-rod on the Sabbath.” — 1867, Clarence Hopper, A Descriptive Account of a Series of Churchwardens' Presentments, page 29:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.flyrod 71% match — a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly vs anglerod →angler 70% match — A person who fishes with a hook and line. vs anglerod →angling 70% match — A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport. vs anglerod →flyrodder 66% match — An angler who fishes with a flyrod. vs anglerod →rodster 64% match — One who uses a fishing rod; an angler. vs anglerod →anglerette 62% match — A female angler. vs anglerod →quivertip 61% match — A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a fish takes the bait vs anglerod →bonefishing 58% match — Angling for bonefish. vs anglerod →