different between trawler vs dragger

English

Etymology

trawl +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??l?(r)

Noun

trawler (plural trawlers)

1. A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
2. A fisherman who uses a trawl net.

Descendants

• ? Faroese: trolari

Translations

See also

• troller

Czech

Etymology

From English trawler

Noun

trawler m

1. trawler (a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish)

French

Verb

trawler

1. (Louisiana, Cajun French) to trawl

Conjugation

English

Etymology

drag +? -er

Noun

dragger (plural draggers)

1. Something that drags.
2. (nautical) A trawler.
3. One who takes part in drag racing.

   Synonym: dragster

   • 1962, The Saturday Evening Post (volume 235, page 10)

     On a raceway near Riverside, California, a dragger was fatally injured when his dragster went out of control […]

   • 2016, Scotty Gosson, Lost Drag Strips II: More Ghosts of Quarter-Miles Past (page 63)

     In 1960, Honolulu motorcycle racer (and Street Roadster dragger) Danny Ongais stepped up to the dragster ranks […]

4. A vehicle used in drag racing.

   Synonym: dragster

   • 1967, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings (volume 8, page 4149)

     So young speed enthusiasts can get high performance equipment for their "street draggers."

5. (slang) A car thief.
   • 1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime? (page 92)

     Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]

   • 2020, Noel 'Razor' Smith, The Dirty Dozen

     [A]t least, there were no dodgy whispers about him and that was a big plus in the tight-knit community of blaggers, draggers and carpet baggers of this corner of north-West London.
     Sean was pretty pissed off that the car they had meant to use for that day's robbery was an old rust-bucket Volkswagen Golf.

Derived terms

• van-dragger

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