释义 |
seiner|ˈseɪnə(r)| Also seaner. [f. seine n. + -er1.] A fisherman who uses a seine, or one employed to haul in a seine. Also a seine-boat. α1602Carew Cornwall i. 32 The Sayners complayne..that these drouers worke much preiudice to the Commonwealth of fishermen and reape thereby small gaine to them⁓selues. 1776Act 16 Geo. III, c. 36 §25 The Hewer of such Seyne or Master Seyner thereof. 1848Johns Week at Lizard 173 The labours of the seiners..are rewarded by a catch of mackerel. 1884Goode, etc. Nat. Hist. Aquatic Anim. 571 A gentle ripple indicates their position..and is of great assistance to the seiners in setting their nets. 1906J. B. Connolly Out of Gloucester 8 She's a seiner out of Gloucester. β1874Holdsworth Deep-Sea Fishing 189 Then is the seaner's opportunity. 1879― in Encycl. Brit. IX. 254/1 Besides these there is a small boat..from which the master seaner directs all the proceedings. |