dragger

dragger
noun Date: circa 1500 one that drags; specifically a fishing boat operating a trawl or dragnet

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  • dragger — [drag′ər] n. 1. one that drags ☆ 2. a fishing vessel that employs a dragnet …   English World dictionary

  • dragger — a trawler, a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or drag net to catch fish. Of varying sizes with a small crew of about three to eight people. The trawl is usually worked from the starboard side from winches geared to the main engine of the vessel …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • dragger — /drag euhr/, n. 1. any of various small motor trawlers operating off the North Atlantic coast of the U.S. 2. a person or thing that drags. [1490 1500; DRAG + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • dragger — noun a) Something that drags b) A trawler …   Wiktionary

  • dragger — n. person or thing which drags; small motor trawler …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dragger — noun N. Amer. a fishing boat that uses a dragnet …   English new terms dictionary

  • dragger — drag·ger …   English syllables

  • dragger — noun 1. someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something • Syn: ↑puller, ↑tugger • Derivationally related forms: ↑drag, ↑tug (for: ↑tugger), ↑pull ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • dragger trawl — otter trawl (a towed net that strains demersal fish out of the water. Rectangular otter boards of wood or steel on the tow ropes plane through the water and help keep the mouth open and give the trawl its name; floats on the headrope and weights… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • dragger-down — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural draggers down) : one who draws heated billets from furnaces …   Useful english dictionary

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