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whaler
  1. One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
  2. A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
  3. One who whales (flogs or beats).
  4. (slang) A large, strong person.
  5. (slang) Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.
  6. (Australia) Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.
  7. (Australian slang, dated) A sundowner; one who cruises about.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “Cold-stiff hands and aching shoulders hauled on the guys tied to the fore and aft cleats of the whaler until it was drawn back on board the ship.”
      “There are four species which concern us, and they are the hammerhead shark, the white shark, the bull whaler and the tiger shark.”
      “Bridges or footbridges on the whaler are washed by the storm, so you have to be very careful not to fall into the sea.”
whale
  1. Any of several species of large sea mammals of the order Cetacea.
  2. (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
  3. (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is excellent.
  4. (gambling) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.
  5. (by extension) A video game player who spends large amounts of money on premium content.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The majestic whale was a dark bluish grey, with long, rough-edged, mottled white flippers and barnacles under its chin.”
      “This whale of a monument to the clever ugliness of modern art will be a constant eyesore.”
      “On-chain analysis reveals that a whale has just moved a large amount of coins onto an exchange.”
whaling
  1. The practice of hunting whales.
  2. The practice of spotting whales.
  3. (informal) A beating.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Alice Roberts looks back at Dundee's history of whaling and meets former whalers who risked their lives in this now reviled industry.”
whaleboat
  1. A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
  2. A boat resembling this and carried on a warship or other ship.
  3. Examples:
    1. “At the last moment Captain Kellar had caught Michael up, tucked him under an arm, and with him dropped into the sternsheets of his whaleboat.”
      “In 1809, he seized a whaleboat and disappeared with five hostages, eventually turning up in Guayaquil.”
      “The sailors and coxswain running the whaleboat pushed off again to help the others towing away the wreckage.”
whalefish
  1. A whale.
  2. Any fish of the Cetomimiformes order of ray-finned fish.
whalelore
  1. The knowledge, study, or science of whales.
whalefall
  1. A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor.
whalewatching
whalesong
  1. The sounds through which whales communicate.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This astounding piece of fiddling while Rome burns was written no doubt to the sound of whalesong and the pungent aroma of joss sticks.”
      “The opening female vocal ululations soon enough refract electronically, and the summoned whalesong dimension spires into an urgent metempsychotic groove.”
whaleburger
  1. A burger made with the meat of a whale.
whalewatcher
  1. One who takes part in whalewatching.
whaleling
  1. A small or young whale.
whaleship
  1. A ship used for hunting whales.
whaleboater
  1. Someone who travels by whaleboat
whalecraft
  1. The art and techniques of whaling.
whalery
  1. A whale fishery.
  2. Examples:
    1. “David Lillies testified that the whalery had ill success because Dubrois took the sloop up the River and the whale was consequently lost.”
whalemeat
  1. The meat of a whale.
whaleman
  1. A male whaler.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The whaleman, in particular, has frequent cause to feel how narrowly he has escaped such dangers.”
      “It was at this moment that I came as close to death as ever whaleman experienced.”
      “And if ever I go where Pliny is, I, a whaleman, will make bold to tell him so.”
whalewatchers
  1. plural of whalewatcher
whaleboaters
  1. plural of whaleboater
whaleburgers
  1. plural of whaleburger
whalefalls
  1. plural of whalefall
whalelings
  1. plural of whaleling
whaleships
  1. plural of whaleship
whaleboats
  1. plural of whaleboat
  2. Examples:
    1. “They fashion small-scale versions of yachts, whaleboats, and other vessels that are perfect in every detail.”
      “The first organised ferry service from Auckland to Devonport began in 1854 using sail or oar propelled whaleboats.”
      “They anchored among the islands to send whaleboats into the bays to the south and west, including Uda, Tugur, and Ulban Bays.”
whalesongs
  1. plural of whalesong
whalefishes
  1. plural of whalefish
whalemen
  1. plural of whaleman
whalings
whaleries
  1. plural of whalery
whalers
  1. plural of whaler
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “However, the island's desolation was offset by whalers who came aboard from the ships Emma Jane and Roswell King.”
      “Weyler is one of those who went out on the open sea in tiny boats, looking the whalers in the eye until they finally blinked.”
      “The Falklands were colonised by house sparrows travelling aboard a fleet of whalers from Uruguay.”
whales
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