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whalesman

whalesman noun: one who hunts whales; a whaler.

Noun

whalesman (plural whalesmen)

  1. One who hunts whales; a whaler.
    • The old whalesman was not long aboard before getting confirmed in his conjecture that the ship was the same whose boats had harpooned and “drogued” the cachalot', the carcass of which had been encountered by the Catamaran.1865, Mayne Reid, The Ocean Waifs: A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea, page 363
    • Take heed young whalesmen and listen to my word.2011, Frank Rogers, The God of Shattered Glass, page 224

Forms of whalesman

pluralwhalesmen

Origin of whalesman

From whales + -man.

Questions about whalesman

What does whalesman mean?
Whalesman means one who hunts whales; a whaler.
What part of speech is whalesman?
Whalesman is a noun.
What is the plural of whalesman?
The plural of whalesman is whalesmen.

Words near whalesman in the dictionary

  1. whaleshark
  2. whalesharks
  3. whaleship
  4. whaleships
  5. whaleshit
  6. whalesman
  7. whalesmen
  8. whalesona
  9. whalesonas
  10. whalesong
  11. whalesongs

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