whistler
Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrumentSomeone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
» Tom is a very good whistler.
Tom pfeift sehr gut.
Значення
значень: 9Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
свисту́нsvistún, свисту́ньяsvistúnʹja, свисто́кsvistók
Any of several passerine birds of the genera Pachycephala and Coracornis, of Australasia and the western Pacific.
Any bird that whistles or is noted for its whistling vocalisations (applied regionally to various specific species).
A goldeneye (any of certain ducks of genus Bucephala).
A whistling marmot (Marmota caligata).
A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning.
A broken-winded horse.
(застаріле, сленг)The keeper of a whistling shop, or shebeen.
- someone who makes a loud high sound
- United States painter (1834-1903)
- Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
- large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
Приклади
речень: 1Tom is a very good whistler.
deTom pfeift sehr gut. — felix63
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English whisteler, whistlar, whystelare, from Old English hwistlere (“a playerFrom Middle English whisteler, whistlar, whystelare, from Old English hwistlere (“a player on a flute; a piper”), equivalent to whistle + -er.
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Форми
множина: whistlersСиноніми
синонімів: 7- United States painter (1834-1903):James Abbott McNeill Whistler
- Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call:thickhead
- large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions:goldeneyeBucephela clangula
- large North American mountain marmot:hoary marmotwhistling marmotMarmota caligata