trawler

noun

Definition of trawlernext
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as in angler

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as in whaler

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Recent Examples of trawler Modern industrial fishing fleets drag lines with thousands of hooks miles behind a vessel, and industrial trawlers on the high seas drop nets thousands of feet below the sea’s surface. — Alan B. Sielen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013 They are targeted by commercial trawlers in various deep-water parts of the South China Sea and off the south-central coast of Vietnam. — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 They're also often unintentionally caught in fishing trawler nets. — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025 The 18 course tasting menu comes as a series of tiny plates, with snow crab from Norway, squid from the West coast, a bye-catch from the shrimp trawlers’ nets, and bleak roe from Lake Mälaren. — Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for trawler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trawler
  1. angler
  2. whaler
  3. lugger
  4. fly fisherman
  5. workboat
  6. fisherwoman
  7. shrimper
  8. ferry
Noun
  • Read Next: Best Trout Lures Despite the river having that subtle, minty green stain many trout anglers love, not once did a fish arc up to the surface to snatch a lure, run up on one boat side, or roll around one and miss.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Two men were ensnared in an angler’s worst nightmare when their boat was sucked into whirling water at the base of a dam, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of angler
Noun
  • The African Baptist Society in Nantucket, for example, was built by Black whalers who had achieved financial independence through their trade.
    — Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But their populations plummeted in the 18th and 19th centuries, as buccaneers and whalers nabbed tortoises for meat and oil.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of whaler
Noun
  • The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.
    — Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.
    — Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Definition of lugger
Noun
  • Also a longtime fly fisherman, Derrick Hicks was about to leave the river after a slow day near the bridge.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Hot Water Music was co-founded by guitarist and singer, Chuck Ragan, who is also a passionate fly fisherman.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of fly fisherman
Noun
  • Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.
    — Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With little overt military value, Australia’s cheap-but-robust commercial workboats are subject to fierce debate.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Definition of workboat
Noun
  • The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Definition of fisherwoman
Noun
  • Some shrimpers readily acknowledged the broad uncertainty around Mr. Trump’s tariffs and their impact.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The Real Deal Even when shrimpers like Nacio innovate to become more efficient, their product can still be undercut by false advertising.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of shrimper
Noun
  • There may be no exploding ferry boats or bombs inside chest cavities in this show, but there is a terrifying sequence of a doctor whose baby is cut out of her by a mentally ill patient!
    — Annabel Gutterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
  • First, invest in port stabilization and improvements within the city’s budget, comparable to other public transportation investments like ferry lines, roads, and bridges that sustain our economy.
    — Andrew Genn, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of ferry

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