whaler

American  

[hway-ler, way-] / ˈʰweɪ lər, ˈweɪ- /

noun

1. a person or vessel employed in whaling.

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whaler British  

/ ˈweɪlə /

noun

1. Also called (US): whaleman. a person employed in whaling

2. a vessel engaged in whaling See factory ship whale catcher

3. another word for whaleboat

4. a nomad surviving in the bush without working

5. short for whaler shark

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Etymology

Origin of whaler

First recorded in 1675–85; whale ¹ + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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whaler

Named after a well-known Whitby whaler and scientist, it was built at the shipyard of Cook, Welton and Gemmell, before being floated down the River Hull.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Most of the images used in the study were captured during a 1937 expedition organized and paid for by Norwegian whaler Lars Christensen.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024

Virtually nothing was known about marine mammals of the West Coast of North America in the mid-1800s, when Charles Melville Scammon, the whaler, began meticulously documenting and measuring cetaceans, Jefferson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

The big, burly youth had learned a rough-and-tumble lesson aboard the whaler.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

All day it swam across Kelanna, pulling the little whaler behind it.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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