trawler
noun
trawler is spelled T-R-A-W-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trawler means “A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trawler is trawlers.
How many letters and syllables are in trawler?
| Letters | 7: T-R-A-W-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is trawler?
Trawler appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce trawler?
Trawler has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trawler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trawler
- trawlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trawler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
- 2
A fisherman who uses a trawl net.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trawler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fishing boat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chalutier |
| German | Trawler |
| Portuguese | arrastão |
| Spanish | jábega, arrastrero, barco de arrastre |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does trawler come from?
From trawl + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).