1
: a boat used in trawling
2
: a person who fishes by trawling
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Fearful of being tracked by Soviet spy trawlers, the carrier’s commanding officer instructed all aircraft to turn off their radar altimeter, a device that gives a precise reading of altitude more accurately than the standard barometric altimeter.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
The Icelandic government sought to ban British trawlers from a broader area around the country’s coast, but the British continued to fish.
—Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Close-up shot of the backs of several fishing trawlers in Hong Kong on February 6, 2019.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Shrimp trawlers caught these deep-sea sharks between depths of about 1,000 to 1,300 feet, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
The Icelandic government sought to ban British trawlers from a broader area around the country’s coast, but the British continued to fish.
—Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Close-up shot of the backs of several fishing trawlers in Hong Kong on February 6, 2019.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Shrimp trawlers caught these deep-sea sharks between depths of about 1,000 to 1,300 feet, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trawler. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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trawler
noun
trawl·er
ˈtrȯ-lər 
: a boat used for trawling
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