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trawler

[traw-ler] / ˈtrɔ lər /
NOUN
fisherman
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This modest trawler, the Rose of Nevada, no longer contains its doomed crew and yet here it is, without explanation and ready for new fishermen.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Jens Frederiksen, who works at a fishing business in Nuuk running a big shrimp trawler, said there is a divide in opinion between those in the capital and those in other coastal areas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

They follow the trawler, waiting for discarded fish heads and guts which fishermen throw into the sea as they sort through and process their catch.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2025

While other experiments with that approach have proven successful, this one results in a hanging work that looks like a trawler accidentally got its haulage caught in a tree.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

On the deck of the fishing trawler, two people stood together near the back.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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