Synonyms for trailer
ˈtreɪ lərtrail·er

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1. trailernoun

   Synonyms:
   caravan, sentinel, teaser, camper van, preview, mobile home, camper

   Antonyms:
   header

2. trailernoun

   A small vehicle, usually open-topped, towed behind another, and used for carrying equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.

   The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.

   Synonyms:
   preview, mobile home, camper, camper van, teaser, caravan, sentinel

   Antonyms:
   header

3. trailernoun

   Any vehicle designed to be towed, with the exception of a caravan.

   Synonyms:
   caravan, preview, camper, teaser, mobile home, sentinel, camper van

   Antonyms:
   header

4. trailernoun

   A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.

   We drove our trailer to Yellowstone Park.

   Synonyms:
   teaser, preview, camper, camper van, caravan, sentinel, mobile home

   Antonyms:
   header

5. trailernoun

   A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.

   The young couple's first home was in a trailer.

   Synonyms:
   sentinel, caravan, camper van, camper, teaser, preview, mobile home

   Antonyms:
   header

6. trailernoun

   A preview of a film, video game or TV show.

   The trailer for that movie makes it seem like it would be fun.

   Synonyms:
   mobile home, sentinel, preview, camper van, teaser, caravan, camper

   Antonyms:
   header

7. trailernoun

   A usually invalid value used to signal the end of a list of data, often sorting last alphabetically (ZZZZZ) or numerically (99999) among all possible valid values; especially common in punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.

   The linked list terminates with a trailer record.

   Synonyms:
   sentinel, teaser, preview, mobile home, camper van, caravan, camper

   Antonyms:
   header

8. trailernoun

   someone or something that trails

   Synonyms:
   camper van, caravan, teaser, preview, mobile home, camper, sentinel

   Antonyms:
   header

9. trailernoun

   the last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence

   The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.

   Synonyms:
   mobile home, camper, preview, teaser, sentinel, camper van, caravan

   Antonyms:
   header

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1. dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, pokenoun

   someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

   Synonyms:
   bourdon, monotone, punch, prevue, pigeon berry, house trailer, garget, scoke, sack, thrust, carrier bag, clout, slug, dawdler, lick, drone pipe, paper bag, pilotless aircraft, biff, lagger, thrusting, droning, jab, drone, radio-controlled aircraft, laggard, poke, jabbing, poking, preview

2. preview, prevue, trailernoun

   an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future

   Synonyms:
   house trailer, prevue, preview, dawdler, poke, drone, lagger, laggard

3. trailernoun

   a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor

   Synonyms:
   house trailer, poke, preview, dawdler, drone, prevue, lagger, laggard

4. trailer, house trailernoun

   a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy

   Synonyms:
   house trailer, poke, preview, dawdler, drone, prevue, lagger, laggard

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1. • Ad
   • Conveyance

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1. List of paraphrases for "trailer":

   caravan, towline, trailers, towing, tow, camper, semi-trailer, rv, queue, airstream

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1. Swordfish:

   Stan Well you can take the girl outta the trailer park but you can't take the trailer park outta the girl.

2. Trevor Moffat:

   It sounded like a big tractor trailer passing by the road, rattling and shaking, guttural rumbling. ... We left everything there, grabbed my kid, my dog, got in the car with my wife, all the neighbors were outside, a lot of young people crying. Armageddon type reaction.

3. Armando Martinez:

   The fence really doesn’t make a difference. i’ve had them try to hide under my trailer when Border Patrol is looking for them, but my five small dogs start barking and scare them off.

4. Brock Long:

   And then when it's done, I'm not allowed to reuse that trailer. I can't refurbish it and reuse it. We have to dispose of it.

5. Steve Hamilton:

   If you just have a liter (of water) down in the bottom of a boat and put it on a trailer and travel over land to a new river system, you could be injecting potentially hundreds or even thousands of microscopic larvae into a new water body.