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Words people most associate with “trailer”:
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Noun (4 meanings)
1. someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.
trailer is a type of:
- idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum (noun) - person who does no work
types of trailer:
- loiterer, lingerer (noun) - someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
- plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach (noun) - someone who moves slowly
- putterer, potterer (noun) - a person who putters about
- straggler, strayer (noun) - someone who strays or falls behind
trailer is derivationally related to:
- to dally, dawdle (verb) - waste time
- dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey (adjective) - wasting time
- to drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back (verb) - to lag or linger behind
- to lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind (verb) - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
- to linger, dawdle (verb) - take one's time
2. an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future.
trailer is a type of:
- ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert (noun) - a public promotion of some product or service
3. a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor.
trailer is a type of:
- conveyance, transport (noun) - something that serves as a means of transportation
types of trailer:
- car carrier (noun) - a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
- semitrailer, semi (noun) - a trailer having wheels only in the rear
trailer is a part of:
- trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, semi (noun) - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
trailer is derivationally related to:
4. a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy.
trailer is a type of:
- wheeled vehicle (noun) - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
types of trailer:
- camper trailer (noun) - a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)
- mobile home, manufactured home (noun) - a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing