trawler

[ traw-ler ]

noun

1. a person who trawls.
2. any of various types of vessels used in fishing with a trawl net.

trawler

/ ˈtrɔːlə /

noun

1. a vessel used for trawling
2. a person who trawls

Word History and Origins

Origin of trawler¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; trawl + -er ¹

Example Sentences

To meet growing global demand for salmon, huge trawlers pillage the fisheries off the coast of West Africa and Peru, robbing subsistence fishers of their livelihood and increasing food insecurity.

From Time

The other is industrial fisheries, including trawlers and distant water fishing fleets.

From Quartz

Local trawlers and lobster boats will find themselves sharing their waterways with huge vessels hefting cranes and massive hydraulic jacks.

From Time

From the bridge of the Arctic Sunrise, an old ice-breaking fishing trawler turned research vessel now plying the polar waters between Greenland and northern Norway, Laura Meller has an unparalleled view of our planet’s future.

From Time

Late Monday night, the Allegra was joined by a French fishing trawler that answered an SOS call.

From The Daily Beast

McIntyre was 32 years old when he took a job as an engineer on the Valhalla, a fishing trawler moored in Gloucester, Mass.

From The Daily Beast

Is the Prince kept prisoner on a trawler sweeping the North Sea for mines?

From Project Gutenberg

Soon there struggled in the narrow mouth the shadow of a close-reefed trawler of sixty tons or so.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides, to each was attached a yacht, and a trawler which continually plied for it between island and land.

From Project Gutenberg

The Falcon, strong-hearted trawler, was plunging towards the rock when the first line of gay bunting swung clear into the breeze.

From Project Gutenberg

You can hear what speed he's going, and when you're used to them you can make out what kind of craft he is—trawler or destroyer.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fisher