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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for trawler

We boys—I was a boy in a Brixham trawler then—certainly believed that.
An Outcast of the Islands|Joseph Conrad
Five men on the trawler were scanning the sea with glasses looking for submarines.
Aircraft and Submarines|Willis J. Abbot.
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
He was to return to the trawler and seize the hands and bring them to the Cameleon.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855|E. Keble Chatterton

Lights far out at sea showed the trailing fishers; a flaring torch told of a trawler's evening fortune made already.
Gilian The Dreamer|Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for trawler

trawler

/ (ˈtrɔːlə) /

noun

a vessel used for trawling

a person who trawls

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单词	trawler
释义	trawler [ traw-ler ] / ˈtrɔ lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trawler ON THESAURUS.COM 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 Words nearby trawler travesty, Travis, travois, travolator, trawl, trawler, tray, tray agriculture, traymobile, tray table, trazodone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trawler We boys—I was a boy in a Brixham trawler then—certainly believed that. An Outcast of the Islands\|Joseph Conrad Five men on the trawler were scanning the sea with glasses looking for submarines. Aircraft and Submarines\|Willis J. Abbot. 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 He was to return to the trawler and seize the hands and bring them to the Cameleon. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855\|E. Keble Chatterton Lights far out at sea showed the trailing fishers; a flaring torch told of a trawler's evening fortune made already. Gilian The Dreamer\|Neil Munro British Dictionary definitions for trawler trawler / (ˈtrɔːlə) / noun a vessel used for trawling a person who trawls Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trawler fisher, lobsterman, troller, piscator, rodman
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trawler

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for trawler

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