Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fisherman who uses a drift- or gill-net.
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Examples
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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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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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