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whalefisher

whalefisher noun: a whaling ship. Also the alternative form of whale-fisher.

Noun

whalefisher (plural whalefishers)

  1. A whaling ship.
    • For a Greenlander of Disko-bay, who had been with a whalefisher to Amsterdam, and came back this year, spread a rumour, that next spring many ships would come and kill all the Europeans, and all the Greenlanders too that they met with among them.1767, David Cranz, The History of Greenland, page 293
    • On board of a Norwegian whalefisher I met with several young sailors who received the word with great desire and I trust it will follow them to the Arctic waters with heavenly light and warmth.1894 July, N.P. WahlStedt, “Work Among Seamen”, in The Sailor's magazine and Seamen's Friend, volume 66, number 7, page 213

Also used as

whalefisher is also the alternative form of whale-fisher.

Forms of whalefisher

pluralwhalefishers

Questions about whalefisher

What does whalefisher mean?
Whalefisher means a whaling ship.
What part of speech is whalefisher?
Whalefisher is a noun.
What is the plural of whalefisher?
The plural of whalefisher is whalefishers.

Words near whalefisher in the dictionary

  1. whaledom
  2. whalefall
  3. whalefalls
  4. whalefeed
  5. whalefish
  6. whalefisher
  7. whalefishers
  8. whalefishes
  9. whalehead
  10. whaleheads
  11. whalehide

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