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troller

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English

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Etymology

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From troll +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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troller (plural trollers)

  1. One who fishes by trolling.
  2. An engine-powered fishing boat, used for moving slowly while fishing lines drag behind, sometimes able to sail in shallow water.
  3. (Internet slang, nonstandard) A troll; a user who maliciously provokes others.

See also

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French troller, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *truzlōną (to lumber), which is probably related to *trudaną (to tread, step on).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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troller

  1. (hunting) to wander unsystematically about, looking for game
  2. (Internet) to troll

Conjugation

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References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) “tredan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 521

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