TRAILER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRAILER?

Need another word that means the same as “trailer”? Find 33 synonyms for “trailer” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Trailer” are: dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, house trailer, preview, prevue, mobile home, camper, caravanette, extract, excerpt, snippet, selection, cutting, fragment, climbing plant, trailing plant, publicize, make public, make known, give publicity to, bill, post, announce, broadcast, proclaim, trumpet, shout from the rooftops, give notice of, call attention to, promulgate

Trailer as a Noun

Definitions of "Trailer" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trailer” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A series of extracts from a film or broadcast, used for advance publicity.
• The rear section of an articulated lorry.
• A large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor.
• A thing that trails, especially a trailing plant.
• A wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy.
• An unpowered vehicle equipped for living in, typically used during holidays; a caravan.
• An open cart.
• Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.
• An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future.
• A platform for transporting a boat.
• An unpowered vehicle towed by another.
• A mobile home.

Synonyms of "Trailer" as a noun (19 Words)

camper	A recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling. The site offers washing facilities for campers.
caravanette	A motor vehicle with a rear compartment equipped for living in.
climbing plant	An event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.
cutting	The action of cutting something. The cutting of the cake.
dawdler	Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.
drone	A musical instrument or part of one sounding a continuous note of low pitch in particular also drone pipe a pipe in a bagpipe or also drone string a string in an instrument such as a hurdy gurdy or a sitar. The University takes all the profit and redistributes it to drones like him.
excerpt	A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. She read out excerpts from an article in the Times.
extract	A preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form. An extract from a historical film.
fragment	A piece broken off or cut off of something else. Nathan remembered fragments of the conversation.
house trailer	Aristocratic family line.
laggard	Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind. Staff were under enormous pressure and there was no time for laggards.
lagger	Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind.
mobile home	Sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents.
poke	A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer’s purchases. I expect you d prefer something with a bit more poke.
preview	A screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public. There was a small reception after the preview.
prevue	An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. The restaurant offers a wide selection of hot and cold dishes.
snippet	A small piece or brief extract. Snippets of information about the war.
trailing plant	Evidence pointing to a possible solution.

Usage Examples of "Trailer" as a noun

• Forty lorry trailers loaded with fish.
• A farm trailer hauled by a tractor.
• Terrific trailers for mediocre movies.

Trailer as a Verb

Definitions of "Trailer" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “trailer” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Give advance publicity to (a film, broadcast, or proposal) by releasing extracts or selected details.
• Transport (something) by trailer.

Synonyms of "Trailer" as a verb (14 Words)

announce	Announce publicly or officially. He announced his retirement from international football.
bill	Send a bill to someone. We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel although we stayed only 3 nights.
broadcast	Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. Broadcast the news.
call attention to	Order, request, or command to come.
give notice of	Bestow, especially officially.
give publicity to	Give or supply.
make known	Act in a certain way so as to acquire.
make public	Be suitable for.
post	Publicize with or as if with a poster. I ll post an article next week revealing the results of the poll.
proclaim	Announce officially or publicly. His high intelligent forehead proclaimed a strength of mind that was almost tangible.
promulgate	Put a law into effect by formal declaration. These objectives have to be promulgated within the organization.
publicize	Make public. Judy had started to publicize books and celebrities.
shout from the rooftops	Utter a sudden loud cry.
trumpet	Proclaim on or as if on a trumpet. Wild elephants trumpeting in the bush.

Usage Examples of "Trailer" as a verb

• The aircraft is easy to trailer and will fit into any garage.
• The series has already been heavily trailered.