# trawler

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,431

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

## Etymology
From trawl + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **trawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trawl-vs-trawler)
- **trader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trader-vs-trawler)
- **taller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taller-vs-trawler)
- **tracer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracer-vs-trawler)
- **trailer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trailer-vs-trawler)
- **trainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trawler)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracker-vs-trawler)
- **trapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapper-vs-trawler)
- **traveler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/traveler-vs-trawler)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtawler`, `tarwler`, `tralwer`, `trawelr`, `trawlerr`, `trawller`, `trawlre`, `trawwler`, `trrawler`, `trwaler`, `ttrawler`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trawler