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trawler

[traw-ler] / ˈtrɔ lər /
NOUN
fisherman
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There are opulent chairs, upholstered in pale yellow; a black and white print of a trawler that nods to Hull's fishing heritage.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

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

Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

"It could have been from a trawler," he said.

From BBC May 27, 2026

When he returned to camp, he found that Edwin had already brought Peter and his parents in from the trawler.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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