gillnetter

/ˈɡɪlˌnɛtər/
noun
  1. A person who fishes using a gillnet.
    • She became a skilled gillnetter after years of working on her family's boat.
    • The local port is home to many gillnetters who fish for herring.
    • The gillnetter woke up early to check his nets before the tide changed.
  2. A boat used for gillnet fishing.
    • A fleet of gillnetters headed out to sea at dawn.
    • They repaired the engine on their gillnetter before the start of the season.
    • The old gillnetter was painted blue and had a small cabin for the crew.
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