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whaleman

[ hweyl-muhn, weyl- ]

/ ˈʰweɪl mən, ˈweɪl- /

noun, plural whale·men.

a person whose occupation is whaling; whaler.

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Origin of whaleman

An Americanism dating back to 1655–65; whale¹ + -man

Words nearby whaleman

whaleback, whaleboat, whalebone, whalebone whale, whale catcher, whaleman, Whalen, whale of a time, whale oil, whaler, whaler shark

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Example sentences from the Web for whaleman

A New Bedford boy might tell us, and very correctly, that the woodpecker harpoons his grub, just as a whaleman harpoons a whale.
The Woodpeckers|Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
But the whaleman, as he seeks the food of light, so he lives in light.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
It was at this moment that I came as close to death as ever whaleman experienced.
Swept Out to Sea|W. Bertram Foster
The whaleman, being more or less of a celebrity, had attracted the bright glances of several Tchuktchi maidens.
From Paris to New York by Land|Harry de Windt

The whale bids fair to become as extinct as the dodo, and the whaleman is already as rare as the buffalo.
American Merchant Ships and Sailors|Willis J. Abbot

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