noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
2. 2
   a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish wordnet
3. 3
   A fisherman who uses a trawl net.
4. 4
   a fisherman who use a trawl net wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boatcanoecruiserdraggerdrifterferry

Example

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"Trawler nets are one possible cause for the demise of the marine mammals."

Etymology

From trawl + -er.

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