trawler

noun

trawl·​er ˈtrȯ-lər How to pronounce trawler (audio)
1
: a boat used in trawling
2
: a person who fishes by trawling

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The film is described as a claustrophobic drama set on a fishing trawler in the North Atlantic. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025 Off the coast of southern India, trawlers hauled in their nets and started sifting through the catch. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025 One of the marine national parks in the study, the Picardy Estuaries and Opal Sea, saw nearly 60 trawlers log close to 7,500 hours of fishing in 2024. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Fearful of being tracked by Soviet spy trawlers, the carrier’s commanding officer instructed all aircraft to turn off their radar altimeter, a device that gives a precise reading of altitude more accurately than the standard barometric altimeter. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for trawler

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trawler was in 1629

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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trawler. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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trawler

noun
trawl·​er ˈtrȯ-lər How to pronounce trawler (audio)
: a boat used for trawling

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