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whaler.

One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈweɪlə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈweɪlɚ/General-American/ˈhweɪlɚ//ˈhweɪlə/
  1. One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.

  2. A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.

  3. One who whales (flogs or beats).

  4. A large, strong person.

    slang
  5. Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.

    slang
  6. Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.

    Australia
  7. A sundowner; one who cruises about.

    Australia · dated · slang
Where this word comes from

From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).

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