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trawler

[traw-ler] / ˈtrɔ lər /
NOUN
fisherman
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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

The magazine also highlights cultural sites such as the Hull Maritime Museum, Spurn Lightship and the Arctic Corsair – a former deep-sea trawler that helps tell the port city's story.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 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 Sunday night, the Castlemore ran aground on a sandbank in the storm and the traffickers on the trawler had to call the Irish coastguard to save them.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Even after Garvey returned to shore, Peter remained sitting by the water, staring at the trawler motor from the bay.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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