seiner

[ sey-ner ]

noun

1. a person who fishes with a seine.
2. a boat used in fishing with a seine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seiner¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; seine + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Ob je einer einen Prediger in seiner Herberg fur sich predigen liess.

From Project Gutenberg

Generally a day in harbor is a day of loafing for the crew of a seiner; but it was not so altogether with us that day.

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And of course, too, no seiner could ever resist anybody who talks to him in a nice friendly way like that.

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Not all were loafers exactly––three or four were simply waiting around before shipping on some seiner for the mackerel season.

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Daher widersetzten sich die zu seiner Zeit vorhandenen Magier anfangs seinen Neuerungen und werden von ihm verstucht.

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