Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trailer
4 senses of trailer
Sense 1
dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke -- (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
=> idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum -- (person who does no work; "a lazy bum")
Sense 2
preview, prevue, trailer -- (an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future)
=> ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert -- (a public promotion of some product or service)
Sense 3
trailer -- (a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor)
=> conveyance, transport -- (something that serves as a means of transportation)
Sense 4
trailer, house trailer -- (a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy)
=> wheeled vehicle -- (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC")