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flytier

American  
[flahy-tahy-er] / ˈflaɪˌtaɪ ər /

noun

Angling.
  1. a person who makes artificial lures for fly-fishing.


Etymology

Origin of flytier

First recorded in 1880–85; fly 1 + tier 2

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He adds, “I know of several other museums that suffered thefts of specimens by another flytier whose identity has never been revealed and who never faced justice.”

From National Geographic Apr. 23, 2018

They didn’t realize that the 20-year-old, enrolled as a flautist at the Royal Academy of Music, was also a master salmon flytier, after a meteoric ascent within the cultish community.

From National Geographic Apr. 23, 2018

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