gillnetter
/ˈɡɪlˌnɛtər/
noun
- 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.
- 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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