"troller" meaning in English

See troller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-troller.wav [US] Forms: trollers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English troll Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English troller From troll + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|troll|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English troll Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English troller [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "troller", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="troller"> From troll + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} troller (plural trollers)
  1. One who fishes by trolling.
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  2. An engine-powered fishing boat, used for moving slowly while fishing lines drag behind, sometimes able to sail in shallow water.
    Sense id: en-troller-en-noun-afqgmnl9 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Fishing Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 49 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 29 46 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 29 46 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 49 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 22 45 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 52 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 26 11 30 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 31 12 36 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 30 42 28 Disambiguation of Fishing: 9 87 4
  3. (Internet slang, nonstandard) A troll; a user who maliciously provokes others. Tags: Internet, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-troller-en-noun-KTWKRxcB Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 26 11 30 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 31 12 36 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trawler

Inflected forms

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