trailer

trailer

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of trailer in English

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English

Etymology

From trail +‎ -er. The film sense derives from the fact that previews were formerly shown after the main feature, rather than before as is usual today.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/
  • (US) enPR: trāʹlər, IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ)

Noun

trailer (plural trailers)

  1. Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing.
  2. Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
    Synonyms: appendage, attachment, appendix, extension, extrusion
    the trailer of a plant
  3. 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.
    At the end of the day, we put the snowmobiles back on the trailer.
  4. (US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
    Synonyms: (US) camper, camper van, (UK) caravan, motor home
  5. (US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
    Synonym: mobile home
  6. (chiefly US, media) A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
    Synonyms: preview, teaser
  7. A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
  8. (computing) 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 cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.
    Synonym: sentinel
  9. (networking) The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
    Antonym: header

Usage notes

  • In Australia and the UK, use of trailer in the sense of “preview of a film” is gaining currency over the synonym preview, due to US influence.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

trailer (third-person singular simple present trailers, present participle trailering, simple past and past participle trailered)

  1. To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
    The engine wouldn't run any more so we had to trailer my old car to the wrecking yard.

Anagrams

  • retiral, retrial, trialer

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English trailer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtrajlɛr]
  • IPA(key): [ˈtrɛjlɛr]

Noun

trailer m inan

  1. trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game)
    Synonym: upoutávka

Declension

Further reading

  • trailer in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Noun

trailer c (singular definite traileren, plural indefinite trailere)

  1. (automotive) trailer (vehicle towed behind another vehicle)
  2. (media) trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game)

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch trailer, from English trailer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪rai̯.lər]
  • Hyphenation: trai‧lêr

Noun

trailer or trailêr

  1. semi-trailer
    Synonym: anhang
  2. (film) trailer, a preview of a film, video game or TV show.
    Synonyms: pracuplik, pratayang

Alternative forms

  • tréler (Standard Malay)

Further reading

  • “trailer” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English trailer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɛj.lɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛjlɛr
  • Syllabification: trai‧ler

Noun

trailer m inan

  1. (film, marketing) trailer (preview of a film)
    Synonyms: pilot, teaser, zwiastun
  2. trailer (unpowered wheeled vehicle that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, with the exception of a caravan)
    Synonym: przyczepa

Declension

Further reading

  • trailer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trailer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • trêiler (rare)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English trailer.

Pronunciation

Noun

trailer m (plural trailers)

  1. (film, television) trailer (short preview of a film)
  2. (Brazil) caravan (furnished vehicle used as a dwelling)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) caravana, (Portugal) rulote, (Portugal) roulotte
  3. (Brazil) trailer (vehicle towed behind another, used for carrying equipment)
    Synonyms: reboque, (Portugal) atrelado

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English trailer.

Noun

trailer n (plural trailere)

  1. trailer

Declension

Spanish

Noun

trailer m (plural trailers or trailer)

  1. Alternative form of tráiler

Swedish

Noun

trailer c

  1. (automotive) trailer (vehicle towed behind another vehicle)
  2. (media) trailer (preview of a film, TV show, or video game)

Declension

References

  • trailer in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • trailer in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • trailer in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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