1
: a boat used in trawling
2
: a person who fishes by trawling
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This deep-sea predator, characterized by its large eyes and tiny teeth, was found during bycatch surveys with shrimp trawlers.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
In 2009, the original Magellano 74 pioneered the crossover between adventure and sophistication in what was a very traditional trawler market.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
The arrests sent a powerful message to the trawlers that the government was serious with law enforcement and its intention to protect the turtles.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
And all of the trawlers in the gulf and in Alaska are being shut down.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
In 2009, the original Magellano 74 pioneered the crossover between adventure and sophistication in what was a very traditional trawler market.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
The arrests sent a powerful message to the trawlers that the government was serious with law enforcement and its intention to protect the turtles.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
And all of the trawlers in the gulf and in Alaska are being shut down.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trawler
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trawler. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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trawler
noun
trawl·er
ˈtrȯ-lər 
: a boat used for trawling
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