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as in angler
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as in whaler
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Recent Examples of trawler
Off the coast of southern India, trawlers hauled in their nets and started sifting through the catch.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 July 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
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.
—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
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 July 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
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trawler
Noun
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Entry fee is $175 per angler with a $25 late fee for those entering on tournament morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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On board that day was 13-year-old Jackson Denio, an experienced angler and a deck hand for half-day fishing charters for Al Gauron Deep Sea Fishing charters.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These waters are the only ones in Australia where divers can spot inquisitive Galápagos whaler sharks.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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After the crew’s last letters were sent home from the coast of Greenland, Franklin’s two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, were last sighted by whalers off Baffin Island.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Also a longtime fly fisherman, Derrick Hicks was about to leave the river after a slow day near the bridge.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hot Water Music was co-founded by guitarist and singer, Chuck Ragan, who is also a passionate fly fisherman.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
20 Oct. 2024
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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
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Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Thompson plays a widowed fisherwoman who travels alone through snowbound northern Minnesota and interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Aug. 2025
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The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some shrimpers readily acknowledged the broad uncertainty around Mr. Trump’s tariffs and their impact.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Real Deal Even when shrimpers like Nacio innovate to become more efficient, their product can still be undercut by false advertising.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 2025
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Permits were even required for Gazan fisherfolk to use the sea.—
Literary Hub
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trawler. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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