monk·fish (m?ngk?f?sh?)n. pl. monkfish or monk·fish·es See goosefish.[Perhaps from the cowled appearance of its head.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.monkfish (?m??k?f??) n, pl -fish or -fishes1. (Animals) Also called (US): goosefish any of various anglers of the genus Lophius2. (Animals) another name for the angel sharkCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014an?gler (?æ? gl?r) n. 1. a person who fishes with a hook and line. 2. a person who tries to get something through scheming. 3. any of various large-mouthed marine fishes of the family Lophiidae, having a wormlike lure dangling from the head for attracting prey. [1545?55] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.