Etymology

whaler

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Today it means: One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry. Full definition →

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whaler · noun1

From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).

Whaler · proper noun2

Variant of Wheeler.

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