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WHALER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ship engaged in whale fishing
Synonyms:
whaler; whaling ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("whaler" is a kind of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whaler"):
factory ship (a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea)
Derivation:
whale (hunt for whales)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("whaler" is a kind of...):
gob; Jack; Jack-tar; mariner; old salt; sea dog; seafarer; seaman; tar (a man who serves as a sailor)
Derivation:
whale (hunt for whales)
