trawler

noun

trawl·​er ˈtrȯ-lər 

1

: a boat used in trawling

2

: a person who fishes by trawling

Examples of trawler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kenyan law restricts trawlers to waters at least 5 nautical miles (9 kilometers) offshore, but fishers say some vessels routinely operate much closer. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

This group staged a coup d’état, taking Michael Bates captive for a number of days before putting him aboard a fishing trawler bound for the Netherlands. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Shipyards that once built trawlers today deliver some of the world's most sophisticated offshore support vessels, research ships, expedition cruise vessels, cable layers and Arctic icebreakers. — Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

This ocean region is known to host numerous species of beaked whales, and fossil skulls of such whales have been discovered nearby, snagged by trawlers or long-line fishing vessels in deep-sea regions off Iberia, South Africa and the Kerguelen Islands. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trawler

• caller
• choler
• collar
• crawler
• dollar
• faller
• haller
• hauler
• holler
• scholar
• smaller
• squalor

Kids Definition

trawler

noun

trawl·​er ˈtrȯ-lər 

: a boat used for trawling