'Trailer' definitions:
Definition of 'trailer'
From: WordNet
noun
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind [syn: dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke]
noun
An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future [syn: preview, prevue, trailer]
noun
A large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
noun
A wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy [syn: trailer, house trailer]
Definition of 'Trailer'
From: GCIDE
- Trailer \Trail"er\, n. One who, or that which, trails. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Trailer'
From: GCIDE
- Trailer \Trail"er\, n.
- 1. a wheeled vehicle without a motor, designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle in front of it; specifically: (a) such a vehicle used on street railroads. Called also trail car. (b) the large wheeled wagon or van pulled by a tractor in a tractor-trailer combination. (c) a vehicle equipped as a mobile dwelling unit, pulled by an automobile or other mtor vehicle, and used as a dwelling when parked; -- also called a mobile home. (d) A wheeled motorless open wagon designed to carry a heavy object, such as a boat trailer. [PJC]
- 2. (Movies) A short blank segment of movie film attached to the end; -- used for convenient insertion of the film in a projector. [PJC]
- 3. (Movies) A short film consisting primarily of one or more short portions of a film, used in promotions or advertisements shortly before initial release of a film. [PJC]
- 4. A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant. [1913 Webster]
- trailer park. An area equipped to accommodate trailers[2], often with outlets supplying electrical power and water. Called also trailer camp, trailer court. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'trailer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 3-D,
- afterpart,
- afterpiece,
- animated cartoon,
- black-and-white film,
- camp trailer,
- camper,
- caravan,
- cartoon,
- chiller,
- cinema,
- Cinemascope,
- Cinerama,
- color film,
- creepie,
- documentary,
- documentary film,
- educational film,
- feature,
- film,
- flick,
- flicker,
- horror picture,
- horse opera,
- house trailer,
- mobile home,
- motion picture,
- motion-picture show,
- movie,
- moving picture,
- newsreel,
- nudie,
- photodrama,
- photoplay,
- picture,
- picture show,
- pornographic film,
- preview,
- queue,
- semitrailer,
- short,
- silent,
- silent film,
- skin flick,
- sneak preview,
- spaghetti Western,
- tab,
- tag,
- tail,
- tailpiece,
- talkie,
- talking picture,
- Technicolor,
- thriller,
- trail,
- trail car,
- trailer camp,
- trailer court,
- trailer park,
- train,
- truck trailer,
- underground film,
- wake,
- Western