drogher

noun
dro·​gher | \ ˈdrōgə(r)\
plural -s

Definition of drogher

1 : a sailing barge used in the West Indian coastal trade especially in the Gulf of Paria
2 : a clumsy cargo boat especially of coasting type a pulpwood drogher lumbering up the tide-torn river— S. W. Dean & Marguerite Marshall
3 : carrier, porter one of our best and most reliable droghers had brought his woman along to carry rations and dunnage— P. A. Zahl

History and Etymology for drogher

Dutch droger (formerly spelled drogher), literally, drier (i.e., of herring), from drogen to dry (from droog dry, from Middle Dutch drōge) + -er

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