noun
- plural of draggerman; workers or crew members who operate or work on a fishing vessel that uses a dragnet or trawl
Usage: nautical; occupational; chiefly North American
Examples
- The draggermen hauled in their nets at dawn.
- Several draggermen worked together to repair the trawl.
- The crew of draggermen had been at sea for three weeks.
- Draggermen face challenging conditions on the open water.