1. whaler(n = noun.person) - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales;
is a kind of gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar
Derived form verb whale1
2. whaler(n = noun.artifact) whaling ship - a ship engaged in whale fishing;
is a kind of ship
has particulars: factory ship
Derived form verb whale1
A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery. [1913 Webster]
One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size. [1913 Webster]
whaler, n.
1 a whaling ship or a seaman engaged in whaling.
2 an Australian shark of the genus Carcharhinus.
3 Austral. sl. a tramp.
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