whaler
One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industryOne who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.
» My grandpa was a whaler.
Mein Opa war Walfänger.
Значення
значень: 7One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.
Near-synonym: whaleman
Walfänger, Walfängerin
китобо́йkitobój
a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
Near-synonym: whaleship
One who whales (flogs or beats).
(сленг)A large, strong person.
(сленг)Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.
(Австралія)Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.
(Австралія, застаріле, сленг)A sundowner; one who cruises about.
Приклади
речень: 2My grandpa was a whaler.
deMein Opa war Walfänger.
“We have a collection of whale ear wax that whalers used to collect,” said Michael Lawrence, assistant director for exhibits.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).
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Форми
множина: whalersСиноніми
синонімів: 3- a ship engaged in whale fishing:whaling ship