Whaler

Noun

 * 1) One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whale fishery.
 * 2) A vessel for hunting whales.
 * 3)  One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size, a whopper, a whacker.
 * 4)  The shark Carcharias brachyurus Günth.
 * 5)  a sundowner; one who cruises about.

Derived terms

 * whaler's delight
 * whaler's language

Thesaurus
AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Varuna, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, angler, bluejacket, buccaneer, deep-sea man, dibber, dibbler, drift netter, drifter, fair-weather sailor, fisher, fisherman, guddler, hearty, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacker, jacky, jigger, limey, lobsterman, mariner, matelot, navigator, pirate, piscator, piscatorialist, piscatorian, privateer, sailor, salt, sea dog, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, seaman, shipman, tar, the compleat angler, trawler, troller, viking, water dog, windjammer, windsailor

Pronunciation



 * (in accents with the wine-whine merger)