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whale catcher

British  

noun

  1. a vessel engaged in the actual harpooning of whales

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After a decade of whaling, he worked on one of the final whale catcher vessels which worked out of Grytviken.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

Griffin didn’t foresee what that new understanding would mean for himself, as he became the world’s most famous whale catcher.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2018

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