One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
whaler
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for whaler.
Editorial note
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Quick take
One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of whaler gathered in one view.
One who whales (flogs or beats).
A surname.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for whaler.
noun
One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
noun
One who whales (flogs or beats).
noun
A surname.
noun
(nautical) A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
Example sentences
Btw there is a posting before about whale and it’s changing strategy due to the whaler is very different.
However, not just any whaler, the book is very clear on this, sperm whalers.
He is a skilled whaler, but he is also a bit of a gambler and a womanizer.
It's the accounts of a Yankee whaler in the 1800's, which Melville used it as a reference to write Moby Dick.
It makes me very proud to be Australian when the Aussie navy puts their warships between the Japanese whaler fleet and the whales.
Died in 1930 when a whaler tried to bring the carcass in early, before Tom had his share (there was a storm approaching).
It basically is the journals of a whaler, the first scientific treaty on whales, explanations of the daily life on a boat at the time.
Only reason I caved and joined Facebook a few years ago was to get access to a group dedicated to Boston Whaler boats.
Stubb, from 'Moby Dick' was a gifted whaler.
You can feel this in any boat that can plane (e.g., a small sailboat like a Laser or 420, or a small powerboat like a Zodiac or a Boston whaler).
I too dream with being a whaler on the moon.
I have built a plywood kayak-style boat, that I am not that proud of, but I am very proud of the 1965 Boston Whaler I restored.
Quote examples
It is a non-fiction account of the wreck of the Essex, a Nantucket whaler, that was inexplicably "stove by a whale", and lost at sea - an unheard of occurrence at the time.
"Christopher Whaler, Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors in New York, said: ‘I think the Fed badly miscalculated the impact of rising interest rates and so these are self-inflicted wounds and if we see more banks fail then the Fed is faced with a very tough situation which may force them to drop interest rates.’"
"Sinbad the Sailor and Tinbad the Tailor and Jinbad the Jailer and Whinbad the Whaler and Ninbad the Nailer and Finbad the Failer and Binbad the Bailer and Pinbad the Pailer and Minbad the Mailer and Hinbad the Hailerand Rinbad the Railer and Dinbad the Kailer and Vinbad the Quailer and Linbad the Yailer and Xinbad the Phthailer."
Proper noun examples
I just started to restore an old Boston Whaler, which I want to document as much as possible and make publicly available.
I'm with you on this one, I grew up around boats and remember the dread of even getting near a containership in a 16 foot Boston Whaler.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use whaler in a sentence?
Btw there is a posting before about whale and it’s changing strategy due to the whaler is very different.
What does whaler mean?
One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
What part of speech is whaler?
whaler is commonly used as noun.