Associations to the word «Whaler»

Wiktionary

WHALER, noun. One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.
WHALER, noun. A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
WHALER, noun. One who whales (flogs or beats).
WHALER, noun. (slang) A large, strong person.
WHALER, noun. (slang) Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.
WHALER, noun. (Australia) Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.
WHALER, noun. (Australian slang) (dated) A sundowner; one who cruises about.

Dictionary definition

WHALER, noun. A seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales.
WHALER, noun. A ship engaged in whale fishing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats