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TRAILER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
Synonyms:
house trailer; trailer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trailer" is a kind of...):
wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trailer"):
camper trailer (a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips))
manufactured home; mobile home (a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing)
Derivation:
trail (drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trailer" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trailer"):
car carrier (a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies)
semi; semitrailer (a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle)
Holonyms ("trailer" is a part of...):
articulated lorry; rig; semi; tractor trailer; trailer truck; trucking rig (a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together)
Derivation:
trail (drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("trailer" is a kind of...):
ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Synonyms:
dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trailer" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trailer"):
lingerer; loiterer (someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place)
plodder; slowcoach; slowpoke; stick-in-the-mud (someone who moves slowly)
potterer; putterer (a person who putters about)
straggler; strayer (someone who strays or falls behind)
Derivation:
trail (to lag or linger behind)
trail (move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly)
