I. ˈtrā-lər noun
Date: 1590
1. : one that trails
2. : a trailing plant
3. : a nonautomotive vehicle designed to be hauled by road: as
a. : a vehicle for transporting something
a boat trailer
especially : semitrailer 1
b. : a vehicle designed to serve wherever parked as a temporary dwelling or place of business
c. : mobile home
4.
a. : preview 3
b. : a short blank strip of film attached to the end of a reel
II. verb
Date: 1938
intransitive verb
1. : to live or travel in or with a trailer
2. : to be transportable by trailer
a light boat that trailer s easily
transitive verb
: to transport (as a boat) by means of a trailer
• trail·er·able -lə-rə-bəl adjective
• trail·er·ing noun