Definitions
a ship engaged in whale fishing
Word origin
From whale + -er. In sense 1, displaced Old English hwælhunta (literally “whale hunter”).
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: whaleman”
“For a whaler's wife to have been “ 'round the Cape” half a dozen times, or even more, was nothing extraordinary.”
“The whalers brought a new way of life. They brought a chance for travel. Many Chamorros traveled to London and the United States. Over eight hundred Chamorro whalers settled in Honolulu.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Harpooner's ship”6 letters
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