trailer

Meaning

Noun

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.
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.
4. (US) A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
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.
6. (US) A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
7. A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
8. 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.
9. The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.

Verb

To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.

Opposite of

header

Synonyms

caravan

camper

house trailer

vine

prevue

creeper

laggard

mobile home

climber

poke

preview

caravan

lagger

dawdler

drone

hind-carriage

motorcaravan

announcement

nailgun

camper trailer

clematis

contract

hauler

notice

puller

rambler

recreational vehicle

toter

trail

two-wheeler

drawbar trailer

truck tractor

trailer camp

Translations

Anhänger

remolque

remorque

aanhangwagen

rimorchio

reboque

trailer

tráiler

caravane

Wohnwagen

remolc

Nachspann

roulotte

trailer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/

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.