DRAGGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dragger mean? 

• DRAGGER (noun)
  The noun DRAGGER has 2 senses:

1. someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

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

  Familiarity information: DRAGGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRAGGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dragger; puller; tugger

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dragger; trawler

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)