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whelker

whelker noun: a person who fishes for whelks.

Noun

whelker (plural whelkers)

  1. A person who fishes for whelks.
  2. A boat used for fishing for whelks.

Forms of whelker

pluralwhelkers

Origin of whelker

From whelk + -er.

Questions about whelker

What does whelker mean?
Whelker means a person who fishes for whelks.
What part of speech is whelker?
Whelker is a noun.
What is the plural of whelker?
The plural of whelker is whelkers.

Words near whelker in the dictionary

  1. Whelham
  2. whelk
  3. whelk stall
  4. whelk stalls
  5. whelked
  6. whelker
  7. whelkers
  8. whelklike
  9. whelks
  10. whelky
  11. Whelley

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