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.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a very good whistler.
deTom pfeift sehr gut. — felix63
Meaning
9 sensesSomeone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
свисту́нsvistún, свисту́ньяsvistúnʹja, свисто́кsvistók
A goldeneye (any of certain ducks of genus Bucephala).
Any of several passerine birds of the genera Pachycephala and Coracornis, of Australasia and the western Pacific.
More meanings 6
Any bird that whistles or is noted for its whistling vocalisations (applied regionally to various specific species).
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.
(obsolete, slang)The keeper of a whistling shop, or shebeen.
- United States painter (1834-1903)
- someone who makes a loud high sound
- large North American mountain marmot
- large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
Origin
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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Forms
plural: whistlersSynonyms
7 synonyms- United States painter (1834-1903):James Abbott McNeill Whistler
- large North American mountain marmot:hoary marmotwhistling marmotMarmota caligata
- large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions:goldeneyeBucephela clangula
- Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call:thickhead
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.