1
: one who fishes with a seine
2
: a boat used for seining

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Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023 Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seiner was in 1602

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“Seiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seiner. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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