Definition of trailer Trailer

/tɹejˈlɚ/ - [treyler] - trail•er

We found 17 definitions of trailer from 6 different sources.

What does trailer mean?

Noun Plural: trailers
trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
		conveyance, transport act of transferring property title from one person to another
		articulated lorry, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig, semi, rig a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
		car carrier a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
trailer - a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
		house trailer
		wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
		camper trailer a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)
trailer - someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
		dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke
		do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
		lingerer, loiterer someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
		slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, plodder someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
		potterer, putterer a person who putters about
trailer - an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
		preview, prevue

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trailer (Noun)
Someone who or something that trails.
trailer (Noun)
An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
trailer (Noun)
A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
trailer (Noun)
A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
trailer (Noun)
A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
trailer (Noun)
The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically e. g. , “ZZZZZ” or numerically “99999”; especially common in the context of punched card s, where the final card is called a trailer card .
trailer (Noun)
The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
trailer (Verb)
To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.

trailer (n.)
One who, or that which, trails.
trailer (n.)
A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.

movie
A movie trailer is a short showing of a future (not yet released) movie. They are shown in a theater before the current movie starts. They are often later shown in advertisements for DVD releases, and broadcasts of the movie on television.