Definition of Trawler

1. Noun. A fisherman who use a trawl net.

Generic synonyms: Fisher, Fisherman

2. Noun. A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
Exact synonyms: Dragger
Generic synonyms: Fishing Boat, Fishing Smack, Fishing Vessel
Derivative terms: Drag

Definition of Trawler

1. n. One who, or that which, trawls.

Definition of Trawler

1. Noun. A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish. ¹

2. Noun. A fisherman who uses a trawl net. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trawler

1. a boat used for trawling [n -S]

Medical Definition of Trawler

1. 1. One who, or that which, trawls. 2. A fishing vessel which trails a net behind it. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trawler

travestied
travesties
travesty
travestying
travis
travises
travois
travoise
travoises
trawl
trawl line
trawl net
trawlboat
trawlboats
trawled
trawler (current term)
trawlerman
trawlermen
trawlers
trawley
trawleys
trawling
trawlings
trawlnet
trawlnets
trawls
trawlwarp
trawlwarps
trax
traxanox

Literary usage of Trawler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The European War by Anthony Arnoux (1916)
"1170 5424 trawler 1055 406 trawler trawler trawler trawler 1924 3819 3422 trawler trawler trawler trawler trawler trawler trawler trawler trawler trawler ..."

2. Information Annual (1916)
"The trawler was unable to find the second boat of the Fulgent containing the ... The trawler Colombia was torpedoed and sunk off the Belgian coast, May I, ..."

3. The Dover Patrol 1915-1917 by Reginald Bacon (1919)
"CHAPTER V THE WORK OP THE trawlerS AND PADDLE MINE-SWEEPERS The formation of the trawler Patrol—Memorandum on traffic protection— Proposal to put the ..."

4. A Digest of Cases Relating to Shipping, Admiralty, and Insurance Law: From by Reginald Godfrey Marsden (1899)
"A trawler with her gear down, fishing, is under wav. The Dunelm, 53 LJ, ... —A trawler carrying awhile light at the masthead, as well as sidelights, ..."

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