trawler

[traw-ler]

noun

1. a person who trawls.

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

trawler

/ ˈtrɔːlə /

noun

1. a vessel used for trawling

2. a person who trawls

Word History and Origins

Origin of trawler¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; trawl + -er ¹

Example Sentences

This has compounded the difficulties they already faced with competition for fish from large international trawlers.

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In mid-September, three men were sent to buy a trawler called the Castlemore in the fishing port of Castletownbere, in the south-west of Ireland.

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On a clear summer morning a spare room in the trawler agent's offices in Brixham harbour is quickly being converted into a temporary health clinic.

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She told BBC Scotland News how she spent her childhood helping her dad on his mobile trawler.

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The new footage shows how the chain that the trawlers drag behind them scours the seafloor, forcing the creatures it disturbs into the net behind.

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Related Words

• fisher