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Noun: whaler  wey-lu(r)
  1. A seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
     
  2. A ship engaged in whale fishing
    - whaling ship

Sounds like: wailer

Derived forms: whalers

See also: whale

Type of: gob [US], Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, ship, tar

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