Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fisherman who uses a drift- or gill-net.

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Examples

  • One night in the green room, I had seen a video of one of Watson’s actions in the Pacific, ramming the stern of a Japanese drift-netter, and it was hard to believe no one had gotten hurt.

    The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007

  • One night in the green room, I had seen a video of one of Watson’s actions in the Pacific, ramming the stern of a Japanese drift-netter, and it was hard to believe no one had gotten hurt.

    The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007

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