1. a fishing boat or vessel equipped with gillnets for catching fish
Usage: commercial fishing; maritime
2. a person who operates or works on a gillnetting vessel
Usage: commercial fishing; occupational

Examples

• The gillnetter set out early in the morning to deploy its nets in the coastal waters.
• Many gillnetters in Alaska target salmon during the summer season.
• The crew of the gillnetter worked through the night to haul in their catch.
• Gillnetters must follow strict regulations to protect endangered fish species.
• He spent thirty years as a gillnetter before retiring from commercial fishing.
• The new gillnetter was equipped with modern navigation and fish-finding technology.