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whaler

wha·ler

UK/ˈweɪlə/ US/ˈweɪlɚ/ rare dated slang

noun

1.

a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales

2.

Origin

From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).

Phrases

  • bronze whaler
  • Murrumbidgee whaler
  • whaler's delight

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