trawler

[ traw-ler ]

/ ˈtrɔ lər /

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noun

a person who trawls.

any of various types of vessels used in fishing with a trawl net.

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Origin of trawler

First recorded in 1590–1600; trawl + -er¹

Words nearby trawler

travesty, Travis, travois, travolator, trawl, trawler, tray, tray agriculture, traymobile, tray table, trazodone

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How to use trawler in a sentence

The other is industrial fisheries, including trawlers and distant water fishing fleets.
Africa doesn’t reap the rewards of its $24 billion marine fisheries industry|Edward H. Allison|November 22, 2021|Quartz
Local trawlers and lobster boats will find themselves sharing their waterways with huge vessels hefting cranes and massive hydraulic jacks.
U.S. Fishermen Are Making Their Last Stand Against Offshore Wind|Alejandro de la Garza|September 30, 2021|Time
From the bridge of the Arctic Sunrise, an old ice-breaking fishing trawler turned research vessel now plying the polar waters between Greenland and northern Norway, Laura Meller has an unparalleled view of our planet’s future.
'A Climate Emergency Unfolding Before Our Eyes.' Arctic Sea Ice Has Shrunk to Almost Historic Levels|Aryn Baker|September 21, 2020|Time
Late Monday night, the Allegra was joined by a French fishing trawler that answered an SOS call.
Costa Allegra Stranded: Another Cruise From Hell|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

McIntyre was 32 years old when he took a job as an engineer on the Valhalla, a fishing trawler moored in Gloucester, Mass.
Whitey Bulger's Victim Speaks Out Against FBI|Rikki Klieman|November 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Is the Prince kept prisoner on a trawler sweeping the North Sea for mines?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
Soon there struggled in the narrow mouth the shadow of a close-reefed trawler of sixty tons or so.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
Besides, to each was attached a yacht, and a trawler which continually plied for it between island and land.
The Lord of the Sea|M. P. Shiel
The Falcon, strong-hearted trawler, was plunging towards the rock when the first line of gay bunting swung clear into the breeze.
The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy
You can hear what speed he's going, and when you're used to them you can make out what kind of craft he is—trawler or destroyer.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower

British Dictionary definitions for trawler

trawler

/ (ˈtrɔːlə) /

noun

a vessel used for trawling

a person who trawls

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