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 Tony told us how large trawlers would go out farther into the water and catch more than locals did, gradually shrinking the cod population to near extinction. — Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 This expedition was spurred by images from tourists on an Antarctic cruise who documented krill super trawlers dragging nets near 1,000 feeding whales. — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 The increasing alienation leaves fisherman Magnús (Sverrir Guðnason) living offshore on a big trawler as his hold on domestic security slips. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Greece has come under scrutiny for its treatment of migrants and refugees approaching by sea, including a shipwreck in 2023 in which hundreds of migrants died after what witnesses said was the coast guard’s attempt to tow their trawler. — Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trawler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trawler
  1. angler
  2. whaler
  3. fly fisherman
  4. lugger
  5. fisherwoman
  6. workboat
  7. fisherfolk
  8. shrimper
Noun
  • Variously known as stripers or, in the Chesapeake Bay region, rockfish, striped bass are angler favorites.
    — Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The property’s Coastal Concierge, Natalie Strandquist, is a lifelong angler and fishing tournament competitor herself.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of angler
Noun
  • Shackleton purchased a wooden Norwegian whaler, Foca I, which his wife Emily renamed Quest.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • While en route to ship out on a Nantucket whaler, Ishmael spends a night at New Bedford’s Spouter-Inn, a night which quickly takes on the semblance of stage farce.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of whaler
Noun
  • Barlow is an avid fly fisherman, the newspaper reported — and that makes sense.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • Understanding this basic life cycle is important for fly fishermen.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
Definition of fly fisherman
Noun
  • From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Definition of lugger
Noun
  • Black Bear’s Wicker, based on author Ursula Wills-Jones’s short story, The Wicker Husband, follows a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions the local basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband (Skarsgård).
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The film stars Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who tasks a basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) with making her a wicker husband (Skarsgård).
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of fisherwoman
Noun
  • However, two workboats were visible, moored alongside the aircraft carrier's bow, suggesting both sides of the bow may have been painted with the hull number.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The Italian yard, known for building high-performance steel and aluminium workboats, established Forte Yachts to produce stylish pleasure crafts.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of workboat
Noun
  • Fishermen say increasing competition has spurred a sharp rise in armed conflict, especially between fisherfolk from the Turkana and Dassanech ethnic groups.
    — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
  • Eco effort The on-site organic farm, close relations with local farmers and fisherfolk, and a total ban on single-use plastics can be expected from a resort of this calibre.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Definition of fisherfolk
Noun
  • For a shrimper already operating on slim margins, that's not just an inconvenience.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • Gulf Coast shrimpers have been pummeled in recent years by natural and man-made disasters, as well as rising fuel costs.
    — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of shrimper

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