trawler

[traw-ler]

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noun

a person who trawls.

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

Origin of trawler

First recorded in 1590–1600; trawl + -er¹

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Related Words for trawler

fisher, lobsterman, troller, piscator, rodman

Examples from the Web for trawler

Historical Examples of trawler

After the chase had been on for over an hour another shot was fired from the trawler.
Submarine Warfare of To-day
Charles W. Domville-Fife
A trawler was employed to tow a submarine by a submerged hawser.
Submarine Warfare of To-day
Charles W. Domville-Fife
They gave me command of a trawler, a perfectly beastly kind of boat.
The Island Mystery
George A. Birmingham
We boys—I was a boy in a Brixham trawler then—certainly believed that.
An Outcast of the Islands
Joseph Conrad
They did not and so we safely boarded our trawler at Cape Helles.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2
Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for trawler

trawler

noun

a vessel used for trawling

a person who trawls

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Word Origin and History for trawler

1590s, agent noun from trawl.