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DRAGGER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish

Synonyms:

dragger; trawler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dragger" is a kind of...):

fishing boat; fishing smack; fishing vessel (a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive)

Derivation:

drag (draw slowly or heavily)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

Synonyms:

dragger; puller; tugger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dragger" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

drag (pull, as against a resistance)

drag (draw slowly or heavily)

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