troller

Variant of troll

transitive verb

  1. to roll; revolve
    1. to sing the parts of (a round, catch, etc.) in succession
    2. to sing lustily or in a full, rolling voice; chant merrily
    1. to trail (a lure, bait, etc.) through the water in fishing from a slowly moving boat
    2. to fish in (a lake, etc.) by this method

Origin: ME trollen, to roll, troll, wander, prob. < MFr troller < ? MHG trollen, to walk or run with short steps: see troll

intransitive verb

  1. Now Rare
    1. to speak fast
    2. to wag: said of the tongue
  2. to sing in a round, catch, etc.
    1. to sing lustily or in a full, rolling voice
    2. to be uttered in such a voice
  3. to fish with a bait or lure trailed on a line behind a slowly moving boat
  4. to roll, spin, or whirl

noun

  1. a song having parts sung in succession; round
    1. the method of trolling in fishing
    2. a lure, or a lure and line, used in trolling

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