gill-netter
Americannoun
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a person who uses a gill net in fishing.
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a boat used in fishing with a gill net.
Etymology
Origin of gill-netter
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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“It’s amazing to me that our state would be so incredibly inconsiderate in proposing such a thing,” said longtime gill-netter Irene Martin of Skamokawa, Wahkiakum County.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Joining the armada in a small gill-netter is Louie Ungaro, a former commercial fisherman who is now a member of the Muckleshoot Tribal Council.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
The 4,200 members of his independent Atlantic Fishermen's Union manned practically every sizeable trawler, dragger and gill-netter that sailed out of New Bedford, Gloucester and Boston.
From Time Magazine Archive
He could not be certain he was not in the shipping lane, but he knew he was drifting at the same speed as every other gill-netter fishing these fogbound waters.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Drifting on the tide, a gill-netter moved through it as though it composed its own netherworld medium halfway between air and water.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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