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seiner

[ sey-ner ]

noun

  1. a person who fishes with a seine.
  2. a boat used in fishing with a seine.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of seiner1

First recorded in 1595–1605; seine + -er 1

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Example Sentences

Ob je einer einen Prediger in seiner Herberg fur sich predigen liess.

Generally a day in harbor is a day of loafing for the crew of a seiner; but it was not so altogether with us that day.

And of course, too, no seiner could ever resist anybody who talks to him in a nice friendly way like that.

Not all were loafers exactly––three or four were simply waiting around before shipping on some seiner for the mackerel season.

Daher widersetzten sich die zu seiner Zeit vorhandenen Magier anfangs seinen Neuerungen und werden von ihm verstucht.

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