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Whistler

whist·ler

UK/ˈʍɪslə(ɹ)/ US/ˈwɪslə(ɹ)/ uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

United States painter (1834-1903)

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2.

makes a loud high sound

3.
4.

large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions

Synonyms
5.

Origin

From Middle English whisteler, whistlar, whystelare, from Old English hwistlere (“a player on a flute; a piper”), equivalent to whistle + -er.

Phrases

  • Baliem whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae
  • bare-throated whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae
  • Biak whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae
  • Bismarck whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae
  • black-chinned whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae
  • black-headed whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae
  • Bornean whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae
  • Bougainville hooded whistler Species of whistler, family Pachycephalidae

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