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whalers

whalers is the plural of whaler.

Meaning of whaler

Noun

whaler (plural whalers)

  1. One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.
    • Near-synonym: whaleman
    Synonyms:
    whaleman
  2. A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.
    • Near-synonym: whaleship
    Synonyms:
    whaleship
  3. One who whales (flogs or beats).
  4. (slang) A large, strong person.
  5. (slang) Something of unusually great size, a whopper, a whacker.
  6. (Australia) Any shark of the family Carcharhinidae; a requiem shark.
    • The whalers (or requiem sharks) are one of the largest and best known family of sharks. Worldwide there are 48 species in 12 genera. However, relatively few species are on the Great Barrier Reef.1997, John Ernest Randall, Gerald R Allen, Roger C. Steene, Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef, 2nd edition, page 17

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Proper noun capitalized: Whalers

Whalers

  1. (plural) plural of Whaler

Phrases with whalers

Questions about whalers

What is whalers the plural of?
Whalers is the plural of whaler.
What part of speech is whalers?
Whalers is a proper noun.

Words near whalers in the dictionary

  1. whaler
  2. whaler's delight
  3. whaleries
  4. whalerman
  5. whalermen
  6. whalers
  7. whalery
  8. whales
  9. whales away
  10. whales on
  11. whaleshark

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