dragger
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈdræɡər/
- Specialized
:
barco de arrastre
- Industrial trawlers and draggers are scraping the sea floor like bulldozers, taking everything in their path.
Examples
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Last season, the local dragger supplied the market with fresh flounder every week.
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The larger was a dragger, 18-21 m long, with a crew of seven.
Academic text (1990) -
And crews hired hard-clam sloops and fishing draggers to help them carry the menhaden.
Academic text (1990) -
In New England, since menhaden are usually only available during summer, carrier vessels until recently were multiple-use craft (generally trawlers or draggers) that converted to purse seining in summer.
Academic text (1991) -
The fishing dragger returned to port with a large catch of cod.
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During our trip, we saw a dragger operating near the coastline, pulling in its net full of fish.
Synonyms
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1.1
A boat used for catching fish that often has a space to keep the fish alive
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4.4
A fishing boat that catches fish by dragging a large net through the water
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3.2
A boat or ship used to catch fish, often with tanks to keep the fish alive
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6.5
A boat used to catch shrimp
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5.3
A boat used to catch crabs at sea
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9.9
A small fishing boat with sails that slant
A boat used for catching or carrying fish
A boat used to catch fish that has a tank to keep the catch alive
A person or boat that catches fish with a large net
A boat that catches fish using a long line with many hooks
A large motor boat used for fishing for big fish
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.9
A person someone insults for being slow or having old-fashioned views
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dragger comes from the word drag, which means 'to pull', plus the agent ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a dragger is a boat that pulls heavy nets through the water to catch fish.