turtler

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noun

One who fishes for turtles or tortoises.

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Meanings

nounturtler (plural turtlers)

plural turtlers

  1. One who fishes for turtles or tortoises.

    Theſe Creatures [Galapagos turtles] are thought to live to a great Age; and it is obſerved by the Jamaica Turtlers, that they are many years before they come to their full growth.

    1697, William Dampier, chapter V, in A New Voyage Round the World. […], London: […] James Knapton, […], →OCLC, page 108
  2. A kind of shell, the turtle cowrie (Chelycypraea testudinaria).
  3. video gamesOne who turtles.

Origin

From turtle + -er.

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APA

turtler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtler

MLA

“turtler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turtler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtler.

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