Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that drags.
- noun A boat equipped to tow fishing gear, such as a trawl net, along the bottom of the sea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who drags.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something that
drags - noun nautical A
trawler
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
- noun a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
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Examples
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The foot-dragger is finally heading to the area for a visit but so far the plan is to not land in New Orleans, but to just fly over the area.
09/02/2005 2005
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Then you've got the added confusion of huge commercial "dragger" boats offshore who kill striped bass by the thousands as bycatch and simply throw them overboard.
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Enter shut-in Welton, a plague infected "dragger" who lives (barely) in the basement as a cog in that mysterious wheel.
REVIEW: Ball Peen Hammer by Adam Rapp & George O'Connor 2009
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Then you've got the added confusion of huge commercial "dragger" boats offshore who kill striped bass by the thousands as bycatch and simply throw them overboard.
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Then you've got the added confusion of huge commercial "dragger" boats offshore who kill striped bass by the thousands as bycatch and simply throw them overboard.
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My last late husband was both a dragger and a trotter.
My Lesbian Western, chapter one Meg Pokrass 2011
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Now, show me the nearest neck drooling knuckle dragger you want punched flat to the ground!
Think Progress » White House Signals That It Will Fight Back Against GOP Abuse Of Filibuster 2010
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Has the knuckle-dragger accounted for the fact that our forces in Iraq will probably be attacked by Iran, even if it is Israel who attacks?
Think Progress » Rep. Gohmert introduces resolution endorsing an Israeli military strike on Iran. 2010
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Nick is not a foot dragger; he is the single most principled person on the council.
Guess What, Establishment. McGinn is the New Licata. Except, He’s the Mayor. « PubliCola 2010
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Again, it does not matter too much that he isn't actually a foot dragger, the point is that he was getting painted with the label and wins 56% of the vote.
Guess What, Establishment. McGinn is the New Licata. Except, He’s the Mayor. « PubliCola 2010
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