whaler
English
/ˈweɪlə/, /ˈweɪlɚ/, /ˈhweɪlɚ/, /ˈhweɪlə/
noun
Definitions
- One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
- A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
- One who whales (flogs or beats).
- (slang) A large, strong person.
- (slang) Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.
- (Australia) Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.
- (Australian slang) A sundowner; one who cruises about.
Etymology
Affix from English whale.
Origin
English
whale
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- landwhale English
- nonwhale English
- whale English
- whale-path English
- whale-road English
- whaleback English
- whalebird English
- whaleboat English
- whalebone English
- whaleburger English
- whalecraft English
- whalefall English
- whalefeed English
- whalefish English
- whaleish English
- whalelike English
- whaleling English
- whalelore English
- whaleman English
- whalemeat English
- whalery English
- whaleship English
- whaleshit English
- whalesong English
- whalespeak English
- whalesucker English
- whalewatcher English
- whalewatching English
- whale Middle English
- व्हेल Hindi
- ह्वेल Hindi
- ဝေလငါး Burmese