dragger

American  

[drag-er] / ˈdræg ər /

noun

1. any of various small motor trawlers operating off the North Atlantic coast of the United States.

2. a person or thing that drags.

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Etymology

Origin of dragger

First recorded in 1490–1500; drag + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The world’s second-biggest economy expanded 2.3% last year, the only major economy to report growth, although the growth was its weakest in 44 years, dragger lower by still weak consumption and soft investment demand.

From Reuters

And in 2012, Villanueva and the department were sued by a Black custody assistant who said Villanueva referred to him as a “knuckle dragger,” which the jailer interpreted as a racial slur.

From Los Angeles Times

A distraught Jacob Jacquard, who worked on the scallop dragger last year, said high tides and wicked winds can rapidly transform the Bay of Fundy into a dangerous place to work.

From Seattle Times

The state said it’s making 10 dragger licenses available and four licenses available for divers.

From Washington Times

This litany of death has me asking the question Lucille Clifton asks in her poem "Jasper, Texas 1998": "who is the human in this place, / the thing that is dragged or the dragger?"

From Salon