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sniggler (n.)
1840, in reference to fishing (especially for eels), agent noun from
sniggle
(v.) attested in this sense from 1670s, with verbal suffix
-le
+
snig
"an eel" (late 15c.), of obscure origin, but perhaps related to
snake
(n.),
sneak
(v.).