whaleman
Americannoun
plural
whalemenEtymology
Origin of whaleman
Example Sentences
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“It’s wishful thinking, a whaleman imagining that he’d captured whales on that particular day,” Mr. Dyer said.
From New York Times • May 12, 2016
The concept of a Quaker whaleman — that’s it, baby.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2015
All were accounted for except for one, a young whaleman by the name of James Bartley.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2012
At dawn, when the sparkling black whale dove back into the sea, the whaleman released his harpoons.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Christopher Hursey, a stout Nantucket whaleman, cruising about after right whales, ran into a stiff northwest gale and was carried far out to sea.
From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
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