Home › Words › T › turtlerturtlerturtler means one who fishes for turtles or tortoises.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, turtler ranks #15,678 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom turtle + -er.nounOne who fishes for turtles or tortoises.A kind of shell, the turtle cowrie (Chelycypraea testudinaria).One who turtles.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backtroller 62% match — One who fishes by backtrolling. vs turtler →eeler 60% match — A fisherman who catches eels. vs turtler →trepanger 60% match — A fisher of trepangs. vs turtler →trawlerman 59% match — A fisherman on a trawler. vs turtler →shellfisherman 59% match — A person who attempts to catch shellfish. vs turtler →furtaker 58% match — Someone who harvests wildlife for fur by hunting, trapping, or both; a hunter or a trapper who harvests pelts. vs turtler →crawfisher 57% match — Someone who fishes for crawfish. vs turtler →whelker 56% match — A person who fishes for whelks. vs turtler →