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trail⋅er

[trey-ler]

–noun

1.	a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used esp. in hauling freight by road. Compare full trailer, semitrailer.

2.	Also called travel trailer. a vehicle attached to an automobile and used as a mobile home or place of business, usually equipped with furniture, kitchen facilities, bathroom, etc. Compare tent trailer.

3.	a person or thing that trails.

4.	a trailing plant.

5.	a short promotional film composed of clips showing highlights of a movie due for release in the near future.

6.	blank film at the end of a reel or strip of film, for winding off the film in a motion-picture camera or projector. Compare leader (def. 6).

7.	Ceramics. a can with a spout, used in slip trailing.

Origin:
1580–90; trail + -er ¹

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Language Translation for : Trailer

Spanish:

remolque,

German:

der Anhänger,

Japanese:

トレーラー

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trail·er (trā'lər) Pronunciation Key
n.

A large transport vehicle designed to be hauled by a truck or tractor.
A furnished vehicle drawn by a truck or automobile and used when parked as a dwelling or office.
1. A short filmed advertisement for a movie; a preview.
2. A short, blank strip of film at the end of a reel.

v.   trail·ered, trail·er·ing, trail·ers

v.   tr.
To transport by a trailer: trailered the boat to the beach.
v.   intr.
To travel or live in a trailer.
trail'er·a·ble adj.

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trailer

1890, "vehicle pulled by another," from trail (v.); originally a small carriage drawn along by a bicycle. Meaning "preview of a coming movie" first attested 1928. Trailer park first recorded 1947.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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trailer
noun
1.	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: dawdler]
2.	an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future [syn: preview]
3.	a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
4.	a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy